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Biochemia Plant Biochemistry Gleason Jones & Bartlett Publisher ISBN - 13: 9781449628666 Rok wydania: 5/1/2011 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 222,60 zł Po rabacie: 189,00 złWritten for the upper-level undergraduate and graduate course, Plant Biochemistry provides a comprehensive, student-friendly introduction to this fascinating area of study. It opens with a discussion of perhaps the most important biochemicalprocesses on the plant: Photosynthesis and carbon ﬁxation in plants. An introduction to carbohydrates, their usage andtheir storage, is followed by a discussion of primary cell wall structure and synthesis, as well as coverage of the metabolismof inorganic nutrients such as nitrogen and sulfur. To ensure full student comprehension and retention, the text takes careto introduce basic metabolic pathways for the synthesis of lipids, steroids, and aromatic amino acids before discussingnatural products such as lignin, ﬂavonoids, and alkaloids. A PowerPoint Image Bank and PowerPoint Lecture Outlines areavailable for instructor use, and an open-access Student Companion Website, complete with dedicated review materials isavailable for students. 4 www.abe.pl

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Biochemia Proteomics of Biological Systems: Protein Phosphorylation Using Mass Spectrometry Techniques Bryan M. Ham Wiley ISBN - 13: 9781118028964 Rok wydania: 12/16/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 469,35 zł Po rabacie: 399,00 złPhosphorylation is the addition of a phosphate (PO4) group to a protein or other organic molecule. Phosphorylationactivates or deactivates many protein enzymes, causing or preventing the mechanisms of diseases such as cancer anddiabetes. This book shows how to use mass spectrometry to determine whether or not a protein has been correctlymodiﬁed by the addition of a phosphate group. It also provides a combination of detailed, step-by-step methodology forphosphoproteomic sample preparation, mass spectral instrumental analysis, and data interpretation approaches.Furthermore, it includes the use of bioinformatic Internet tools such as the Blast2GO gene ontology (GO) tool, used to helpunderstand and interpret complex data collected in these studies.www.abe.pl 5

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Biochemia Recent Advances in Polyphenol Research: v. 3 Veronique Cheynier Wiley ISBN - 13: 9781444337464 Rok wydania: 4/13/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 765,45 zł Po rabacie: 651,00 złPlant polyphenols are secondary metabolites that constitute one of the most common and widespread groups of naturalproducts. They express a large and diverse panel of biological activities including beneﬁcial effects on both plants andhumans. Many polyphenols, from their structurally simplest representatives to their oligo/polymeric versions (also referred toas vegetable tannins) are notably known as phytoestrogens, plant pigments, potent antioxidants, and protein interactingagents. Sponsored by Groupe Polyphenols, this publication, which is the third volume in this highly regarded "RecentAdvances in Polyphenol Research" series, is edited by Veronique Cheynier, Pascale Sarni-Manchado, and StephaneQuideau (the current President of Groupe Polyphenols). Like their predecessors, they have once again put together animpressive collection of cutting-edge chapters written by expert scientists internationally respected in their respective ﬁeld ofpolyphenol sciences. This Volume 3 provides the latest information and opinion on the following major research topics aboutpolyphenols: organic chemistry and physical chemistry 6 www.abe.pl

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Biochemia Spectroscopic Data of Steroid Glycosides Viqar Uddin Ahmad Springer ISBN - 13: 9781441921703 Rok wydania: 10/10/2011 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 1053,64 zł Po rabacie: 896,00 złThis book is an essential reference guide to spectroscopic, physical and biological activity data of over 3500 steroidglycosides, offering the structures and the data of the naturally occurring glycosides of steroids. All compounds arearranged according to the structure of the aglycone, and, in its own class, by the increasing molecular weight, makingSpectroscopic Data of Steroid Glycosides extremely useful for the structure elucidation of new natural products, particularlyglycosides.www.abe.pl 7

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Biotechnologia Agro-Technology: A Philosophical Introduction R. Paul Thompson Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9780521133753 Rok wydania: 7/14/2011 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 97,65 zł Po rabacie: 83,00 złHumans have been modifying plants and animals for millennia. The dawn of molecular genetics, however, has kindledintense public scrutiny and controversy. Crops, and the food products which include them, have dominated molecularmodiﬁcation in agriculture. Organisations have made unsubstantiated claims and scare mongering is common. In thistextbook Paul Thompson presents a clear account of the signiﬁcant issues - identifying harms and beneﬁts, analysing andmanaging risk - which lie beneath the cacophony of public controversy. His comprehensive analysis looks especially atgenetically modiﬁed organisms, and includes an explanation of the scientiﬁc background, an analysis of ideologicalobjections, a discussion of legal and ethical concerns, a suggested alternative - organic agriculture - and an examination ofthe controversys impact on sub-Saharan African countries. His book will be of interest to students and other readers inphilosophy, biology, biotechnology and public policy. 8 www.abe.pl

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Biotechnologia Application of Bacterial Pigments as Colorant Ahmad Springer ISBN - 13: 9783642245190 Rok wydania: 10/1/2011 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 211,36 zł Po rabacie: 180,00 złEnvironmental concerns regarding continuous use of synthetic dyes saw a revival in the demand for natural dyes as naturaldyes exhibit better biodegradability and generally have a higher compatibility with the environment. However, one of thelimitations on the use of natural dyes or pigments is the low extraction yield factors (a few grams of pigment per kg of driedraw material). Therefore, the exploitation of other biological sources such as fungi, bacteria and cell cultures offersinteresting alternative. Microbial pigments such as from bacterial origins offer the advantage in terms of productioncompared to pigments extracted from vegetables or animals, due to its simple cell and fast culturing technique. This bookoffers interesting insight into initial works carried out to demonstrate the potential use of bacterial pigment as colorant forvarious applications.www.abe.pl 9

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Biotechnologia Bacillus thuringiensis Biotechnology Sansinenea Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400730205 Rok wydania: 3/1/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 634,51 zł Po rabacie: 539,00 złBacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has been used as a biopesticide in agriculture, forestry and mosquito control because of itsadvantages of speciﬁc toxicity against target insects, lack of polluting residues and safety to non-target organisms. Theinsecticidal properties of this bacterium are due to insecticidal proteins produced during sporulation. Despite theseecological beneﬁts, the use of Bt biopesticides has lagged behind the synthetic chemicals. Genetic improvement of Btnatural strains, in particular Bt recombination, offers a promising means of improving efﬁcacy and cost-effectiveness of Bt-based bioinsecticide products to develop new biotechnological applications. On the other hand, the different Bacillusspecies have important biotechnological applications; one of them is carried out by producing secondary metabolites, whichare the study object of natural product chemistry. The amazing structural variability of these compounds has attracted thecuriosity of chemists and the biological activities possessed by natural products have inspired the pharmaceutical industry tosearch for lead structures in microbial extracts. Screening of microbial extracts reveals the large structural diversity of naturalcompounds with broad biological activities, such as antimicrobial, antiviral, immunosuppressive, and antitumor activities thatenable the bacterium to survive in its natural environment. These ﬁndings widen the target range of Bacillus spp., in specialB. thuringiensis, besides insecticidal activity and help people to better understand its role in soil ecosystem. 10 www.abe.pl

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Biotechnologia Biotechnology of Fungal Genes V. K. Gupta Taylor & Francis ISBN - 13: 9781578087877 Rok wydania: 3/2/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 465,15 zł Po rabacie: 395,00 złThis volume focuses on ﬁlamentous fungi and highlights the advances of the past decade, both in methodology and in theunderstanding of genomic organization and regulation of gene and pathway expression. The approaches and techniques ofmolecular biology enable us to ask and answer fundamental questions about many aspects of fungal biology, and open theway to the directed manipulation of fungal genetics. Moreover, this book describes the development and advancement offungal genes and the ways in which these are being exploited in species of economic importance either in biotechnology orin biochemistry.www.abe.pl 11

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Biotechnologia How to Reliably Test for GMOs Žel Springer ISBN - 13: 9781461413899 Rok wydania: 10/1/2011 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 211,36 zł Po rabacie: 180,00 złThe detection of genetically modiﬁed organisms (GMOs) is becoming very complex, with new GMOs, approved andunapproved, constantly entering world markets. Traceability and labelling of GMOs is deﬁned in regulations worldwide,demanding accurate and reliable testing to support the requirements of legislation. This Brief provides the current state-of-the-art on all key topics involved in GMO testing and is a source of detailed practical information for laboratories. Specialfocus is given to qualitative and quantitative real-time PCR analysis relevant to all areas where detection and identiﬁcationrely on nucleic acid-based methods. The following topics, important for testing laboratories, are also discussed: organizationof the laboratory, focusing on aspects of the quality system and methods for testing, validation and veriﬁcation of methods,and measurement uncertainty. The Brief also discusses the new challenges of GMOs and novel modiﬁed organisms, usingnew technologies, and the possible solutions for GMO detection, including bioinformatics tools. Finally, legislation on GMOsand sources of information on GMOs are provided, which are relevant not only to testing laboratories, but to anyoneinterested in GMOs.The authors of this Brief have many years of experience in GMO testing, development of real-time PCRmethods, implementation of quality system requirements, validations and veriﬁcation of methods, and measurementuncertainty. The National Institute of Biology is a highly qualiﬁed research laboratory and a National Reference Laboratory,which also performs routine analyses of food, feed and seed. The Institute for Health and Consumer Protection of theEuropean Union Joint Research Centre has extensive knowledge and experience of GMO detection. It hosts the EuropeanUnion Reference Laboratory for GM Food and Feed in addition to chairing the European Network of GMO Laboratories. 12 www.abe.pl

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Biotechnologia Improving Crop Resistance to Abiotic Stress: -Omics Approaches Narendra Tuteja Wiley ISBN - 13: 9783527328406 Rok wydania: 3/14/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 1871,10 zł Po rabacie: 1590,00 złAbiotic stress, such as high salinity and drought is the most common challenge for sustainable food production in largeparts of the world, in particular in emerging countries. The ongoing and expected global climate change will further increasethese challenges in many areas, making improved stress resistance of crops a key topic for the 21st century. Proteomics,genomics and metabolomics are methods allowing for the rapid and complete analysis of the complete physiology of cropplants. This knowledge in turn, is the prerequisite for improvements of crop resistance against abiotic stress through geneticengineering or traditional breeding methods. The latest update on improving crop resistance against abiotic stress ispresented by well-balanced international mix of contributors from industry and academia covering work done with individualcrop plants, while also including studies of model organisms such as Arabidopsis that can then be applied to speciﬁc cropplants. From the contents: o Introduction into plant abiotic stress response o Methods to improve plant abiotic stressresponse o Species speciﬁc case studies This multivolume reference work is a long awaited must-have for every scientistworking in the ﬁelds of basic and applied crop science, plant physiology and plant biotechnology.www.abe.pl 13

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Biotechnologia Microorganisms in Sustainable Agriculture and Biotechnology Satyanarayana Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400722132 Rok wydania: 1/1/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 846,09 zł Po rabacie: 719,00 złThis review of recent developments in our understanding of the role of microbes in sustainable agriculture and biotechnologycovers a research area with enormous untapped potential. Chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and other agriculturalinputs derived from fossil fuels have increased agricultural production, yet growing awareness and concern over theiradverse effects on soil productivity and environmental quality cannot be ignored. The high cost of these products, thedifﬁculties of meeting demand for them, and their harmful environmental legacy have encouraged scientists to developalternative strategies to raise productivity, with microbes playing a central role in these efforts. One application is the use ofsoil microbes as bioinoculants for supplying nutrients and/or stimulating plant growth. Some rhizospheric microbes areknown to synthesize plant growth-promoters, siderophores and antibiotics, as well as aiding phosphorous uptake. The last40 years have seen rapid strides made in our appreciation of the diversity of environmental microbes and their possiblebeneﬁts to sustainable agriculture and production. The advent of powerful new methodologies in microbial genetics,molecular biology and biotechnology has only quickened the pace of developments. The vital part played by microbes insustaining our planet’s ecosystems only adds urgency to this enquiry. Culture-dependent microbes already contribute muchto human life, yet the latent potential of vast numbers of uncultured—and thus untouched—microbes, is enormous. Culture-independent metagenomic approaches employed in a variety of natural habitats have alerted us to the sheer diversity ofthese microbes, and resulted in the characterization of novel genes and gene products. Several new antibiotics andbiocatalysts have been discovered among environmental genomes and some products have already been commercialized.Meanwhile, dozens of industrial products currently formulated in large quantities from petrochemicals, such as ethanol... 14 www.abe.pl

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Biotechnologia Molecular Farming in Plants: Recent Advances and Future Prospects Wang Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400722163 Rok wydania: 10/1/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 592,20 zł Po rabacie: 503,00 złMolecular farming in plants is a relatively young subject of sciences. As plants can offer an inexpensive and convenientplatform for the large-scale production of recombinant proteins with various functions, the driven force from the giant marketfor recombinant protein pharmaceuticals and industrial enzymes makes this subject grow and advance very quickly. Tosummarize recent advances, current challenges and future directions in molecular farming, international authorities wereinvited to write this book for researchers, teachers and students who are interested in this subject. This book, with thefocus on the most advanced cutting-edge breakthroughs, covers all the essential aspects of the ﬁeld of molecular farming inplants: from expression technologies to downstream processing, from products to safety issues, and from current advancesand holdups to future developments.www.abe.pl 15

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Biotechnologia Molecular Marker Applications for Improving Sugar Content in Sugarcane Swapna Springer ISBN - 13: 9781461422563 Rok wydania: 3/14/2012 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 211,36 zł Po rabacie: 180,00 złSugarcane, an important source of sugar, plays a substantial role in world economy. As a C4 plant this has very efﬁcientsystem for carbohydrate metabolism through photosynthesis. Crop improvement efforts have concentrated mainly onimproving quality traits, mainly sugar content. This being a complex trait, involves a large number of target genes in themetabolic pathway. The complex polyploid nature of the crop makes it more difﬁcult to pin point the key players in thiscomplex pathway. Despite its importance, little is known about the exact mechanism of sucrose accumulation and itsregulation in sugarcane. Many enzymes have been proposed to have a key role in determining the ultimate sucrose contentin sugarcane. There are evidences to show that some of these like Sucrose Phosphate Synthase (SPS) and SucroseSynthase (SuSy) are encoded by multiple genes that show organ speciﬁty in sugarcane. Especially in a crop like sugarcanewhere the classical techniques are of limited help in elucidating various genetic complexities, molecular techniques can be ofhelp in throwing some light on the grey areas. Molecular marker strategies will be of help in understanding some aspects ofsucrose metabolism and its regulation in this crop, thus complementing the ongoing crop improvement programmes. 16 www.abe.pl

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Biotechnologia Plant Biotechnology and Agriculture: Prospects for the 21st Century Arie Altman Elsevier ISBN - 13: 9780123814661 Rok wydania: 12/13/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 708,75 zł Po rabacie: 602,00 złAs the oldest and largest human intervention in nature, the science of agriculture is one of the most intensely studiedpractices. From manipulation of plant gene structure to the use of plants for bioenergy, biotechnology interventions in plantand agricultural science have been rapidly developing over the past ten years with immense forward leaps on an annualbasis. This book begins by laying the foundations for plant biotechnology by outlining the biological aspects including genestructure and expression, and the basic procedures in plant biotechnology of genomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics andproteomics. It then focuses on a discussion of the impacts of biotechnology on plant breeding technologies and germplasmsustainability. The role of biotechnology in the improvement of agricultural traits, production of industrial products andpharmaceuticals as well as biomaterials and biomass provide a historical perspective and a look to the future. This titleincludes sections addressing intellectual property rights and sociological and food safety issues that round out the holisticdiscussion of this important topic. It also includes speciﬁc emphasis on the inter-relationships between basic plantbiotechnologies and applied agricultural applications, and the way they contribute to each other. It provides an updatedreview of the major plant biotechnology procedures and techniques, their impact on novel agricultural development andcrop plant improvement. It takes a broad view of the topic with discussions of practices in many countries.www.abe.pl 17

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Biotechnologia Plant DNA Fingerprinting and Barcoding Sucher Springer ISBN - 13: 9781617796081 Rok wydania: 3/14/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 401,78 zł Po rabacie: 342,00 złMolecular cloning and DNA-based analysis have become part of every molecular life science laboratory. The rapid adoptionof DNA-based techniques has been facilitated by the introduction of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which has madecloning and characterization of DNA quick and relatively simple. PCR is virtually part of every variation of the plethora ofapproaches used for DNA ﬁngerprinting today. Plant DNA Fingerprinting: Methods and Protocols aims to bring together thedifferent currently available genome-based techniques into one repository. This volume contains detailed protocols for thepreparation of plant genomic DNA, ﬁngerprinting of plants for the detection of intra-species variations, the use of DNAbarcoding, as well as methods for the bioinformatic analysis of data. Also included are several discussions on the broaderissues of genome-based approaches in order to provide a sound understanding of the principles of these methods. Writtenin the successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics,lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible protocols, and notes on troubleshootingand avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and easily accessible, Plant DNA Fingerprinting: Methods and Protocols is tailoredprincipally for those who seek to augment their current methods of plant analysis and quality control using genome-basedapproaches as well as for scientists and researchers in different plant sciences. 18 www.abe.pl

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Biotechnologia Technological Innovations in Major World Oil Crops, Volume 1 Gupta Springer ISBN - 13: 9781461403555 Rok wydania: 10/28/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 719,14 zł Po rabacie: 611,00 złMajor world oil crops and their products are among the most valuable commodity in todays world trade. Over the pastcouple of decades, oilseed production has increased to become the most important world sources of vegetable oils, inresponse to the rising world population and living standard. Recent technological advances made in breeding major worldoil crops have led to higher production and improved product quality.This comprehensive volume encompasses recentinnovations and practice in the production and use of different oil crops, including Brassica, Sunﬂower, Safﬂower,Cottonseed, Castor, Olive, Coconut, Oilpalm, Sesame, Groundnut, and Soybean. The contributors are leading specialistsfrom different countries of the world. Much of the literature available on these crops is not up-to-date; hence this volume is aready reference for researchers, breeders, biotechnologists, industrialists, and nutritionists.Dr. Surinder Kumpar Gupta, bornin 1959, is currently working as Professor/Chief Scientist (Oilseeds) Plant Breeding &amp; Genetics and Nodal ofﬁcer in theSchool of Biotechnology, S K University of Agricultural Sciences &amp; Technology. He holds a brilliant academic andservice record and has been devoted to research on Oilseed Brassicas for nearly two decades. He obtained his post-graduate degree and PhD from Punjab Agricultural University. He is a recipient of a post-doctoral Fellowship in PlantBiotechnology and has published more than 100 research papers in esteemed national and international journals, mostly onBrassicas. He has already developed ﬁve varieties of rapeseed-mustard, and has written two books and edited threevolumes on rapeseed &amp; mustard breeding. For his excellent scientiﬁc endeavors, he has been conferred the YoungScientists Award: 1993-1994 by the State Department of Science &amp; Technology.www.abe.pl 19

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Biotechnologia Technological Innovations in Major World Oil Crops, Volume 2 Gupta Springer ISBN - 13: 9781461408260 Rok wydania: 11/1/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 634,51 zł Po rabacie: 539,00 złThe present volume presents essential information on advancements in oilseed production, processing and utilization.Advances in the technology of seed processing to produce oil and oil quality for edible and industrial applications are wellpresented, followed by hybrid technology, biotechnology, oil technology and meal quality for animal nutrition. The followingareas are also covered: the potential for oil in developing biodiesel markets, fatty acid long chains and their derivative,pollination management, and safety of pollinators from harmful effects of pesticides. This volume also includes an economicassessment of oilseed integrated pest management (IPM) programs in different regions of the world. Dr. Surinder KumarGupta is Professor/Chief Scientist (Oilseeds) Plant Breeding &amp; Genetics and Nodal ofﬁcer in School of Biotechnology, SK University of Agricultural Sciences &amp; Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chatha, Jammu-India. He holds adistinguished academic and service record and has been devoted primarily to research on oilseed Brassicas for nearly twodecades. He has written two books on plant breeding and edited three volumes, one on ‘Recent Advances in OilseedBrassicas’, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi, India, second on ‘Rapeseed Breeding-Advances in Botanical Research’, Vol. 45,Academic Press, Elsevier Publishers and third on Biology and Breeding of crucifers, CRC Publishers, Taylor and FrancisGroup. 20 www.abe.pl

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Biotechnologia The Role of Biotechnology in a Sustainable Food Supply Jennie Popp Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9780521192347 Rok wydania: 1/31/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 340,20 zł Po rabacie: 289,00 złA challenge of our generation is the creation of an efﬁcient system providing sustainable food and fuel from the land whilstalso preserving biodiversity and ecosystems. We must feed a human population that is expected to grow to more than ninebillion by mid-century. Agricultural biotechnology is one tool that holds potential promise to alleviate hunger and poverty.However, there are complex and interrelated scientiﬁc, social, political, and ethical questions regarding the widespread useof biotechnology in the food supply. This edited volume discusses diverse perspectives on sustainable food productionsystems in terms of challenges, opportunities, success stories, barriers, and risks associated with agricultural and foodbiotechnology. The effects of biotechnology on the environment, ethical and moral issues, potential changes to governmentpolicies and economics, and social implications are summarised. This book will interest students, professionals, andresearchers from areas bioengineering, agriculture, and ecosystem science, to economics and political science.www.abe.pl 21

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Biotechnologia Transgenic Plants Dunwell Springer ISBN - 13: 9781617795572 Rok wydania: 2/17/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 528,73 zł Po rabacie: 449,00 złIn 2010 the global area of transgenic crops reached 148 million hectares, an 87-fold increase since 1996, making it themost rapidly adopted technology in the history of modern agriculture. In Transgenic Plants: Methods and Protocols, SecondEdition expert researchers in the ﬁeld provide key techniques to investigate production and analysis of transgenicplants. Focusing on selection and detection methods, transformation technology, gene targeting, silencing and directedmutation, metabolic engineering and pharming, the book encompasses protocols relating to major crops and model plantsbeing used for genomic analysis. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, the chaptersinclude the kind of detailed description and implementation advice that is crucial for getting optimal results in thelaboratory. Thorough and intuitive, Transgenic Plants: Methods and Protocols, Second Edition aids scientists in thecontinuous improvements being made for the production and analysis of transgenic plants. 22 www.abe.pl

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Botanika A Dictionary of Plant Sciences Michael Allaby Oxford University Press ISBN - 13: 9780199600571 Rok wydania: 3/29/2012 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 69,30 zł Po rabacie: 59,00 złCompletely revised and updated with over 250 new entries, the third edition of this dictionary offers broad coverage of allaspects related to the ﬁeld of plant sciences including biochemistry, plant physiology, cytology, ecology, genetics, evolution,biogeography, earth history, and earth sciences. New entries such as evo-devo, sister relationship, polytomy, and parallelsequencing make this the most up-to-date and comprehensive dictionary available. Useful appendices (The UniversalGenetic Code, The Geologic Time-Scale, SI Units, Plant Classiﬁcation, Fungi Classiﬁcation) and a dedicated companionwebsite featuring web links to relevant online resources support and enhance the A to Z entries. Clear, accessible, andconcise, this is the ideal dictionary for students of botany, plant sciences and plant biology, environmental science andhorticulture, as well as for amateur botanists and naturalists, and for the general reader with an interest in botany.www.abe.pl 23

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Botanika Flora Medica: A Botanical Account of All the More Important Plants Used in Medicine, in Different Parts of the World John Lindley Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9781108038454 Rok wydania: 11/5/2011 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 170,04 zł Po rabacie: 145,00 złJohn Lindley (1799-1865) was an English botanist and a leading authority on orchids. He attended Norwich GrammarSchool but was unable to afford university. Lindleys passion for botany helped him into the position of assistant in theherbarium of the naturalist and explorer Sir Joseph Banks. He soon established himself as a botanist of considerable talent,and was elected to the Linnean Society of London at the age of twenty-one. In 1822 he became assistant secretary to theHorticultural Society, and was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1828. He was Professor of Botany at UniversityCollege, London, from 1829 to 1860. Published in 1838, Flora Medica is a systematic reference work written to helpmedical students understand the botanical characteristics and therapeutic properties of important medicinal plants fromaround the world. The book includes an appendix of indigenous names of Asiatic species, and a full index. 24 www.abe.pl

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Botanika Functional Biology of Plants Martin J. Hodson Wiley ISBN - 13: 9780470699409 Rok wydania: 4/13/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 481,95 zł Po rabacie: 410,00 złFunctional Biology of Plants provides students and researchers with a clearly written, well structured whole plant physiologytext. Early in the text, it provides essential information on molecular and cellular processes so that the reader canunderstand how they are integrated into the development and function of the plant at whole-plant level. Thus, this beautifullyillustrated book, presents a modern, applied integration of whole plant and molecular approaches to the study of plants. Itis divided into four parts: Part 1: Genes and Cells, looks at the origins of plants, cell structure, biochemical processes andgenes and development. Part 2: The Functioning Plant, describes the structure and function of roots, stems, leaves, ﬂowersand seed and fruit development. Part 3: Interactions and Adaptations, examines environmental and biotic stresses and howplants adapt and acclimatise to these conditions. Part 4: Future Directions, illustrates the great importance of plantresearch by looking at some well chosen, topical examples such as GM crops, biomass and bio-fuels, loss of plantbiodiversity and the question of how to feed the planet. Finally, an appendix gives an account of modern methods/techniques in molecular biology, cell biology, genetics and biochemistry. Throughout the book there are text boxes toillustrate particular aspects of how humans make use of plants, and a comprehensive glossary proves invaluable to thosecoming to the subject from other areas of life science.www.abe.pl 25

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Botanika Genetic Diversity in Establishing Plant Populations: Founder Number and Geometry Steven H. Rogstad Taylor & Francis ISBN - 13: 9781578087211 Rok wydania: 9/1/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 479,85 zł Po rabacie: 408,00 złThe new research described in this book demonstrates that the interplay of a host of founding conditions can frequentlyproduce profound differences in population expansion rates and maintenance of genetic diversity in contrasting populationsthat differ, often only to slight degrees, in initial founding conditions. The goals of this book are twofold. First, it serves as ausers manual for the computer program NEWGARDEN (provided) designed to enable investigations, using computergenerated populations, of population growth and genetic variation resulting from user-speciﬁed differences in initial foundingconditions. Second, the book provides a series of examples of how differences in various founding conditions can result insigniﬁcant differences in demographic and genetic variation trajectories for ensuing populations. 26 www.abe.pl

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Botanika Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Poplar C. P. Joshi Taylor & Francis ISBN - 13: 9781578087143 Rok wydania: 3/21/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 452,55 zł Po rabacie: 385,00 złWritten by researchers representing 6 countries and 28 institutions, this book highlights the development of the genusPopulus as a model for organism for tree genomics. Their thorough reviews and analyses of Populus genomics providesinsight into future discoveries about the basic biology of this fascinating genus and paves the way for applied breeding andgenetic improvement of poplars.www.abe.pl 27

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Botanika Marschners Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants Petra Marschner Elsevier ISBN - 13: 9780123849052 Rok wydania: 10/6/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 430,86 zł Po rabacie: 366,00 złRespected and known worldwide in the ﬁeld for his research in plant nutrition, Dr. Horst Marschner authored two editions of"Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants". His research greatly advanced the understanding of rhizosphere processes and traceelement uptake by plants and he published extensively in a variety of plant nutrition areas. While doing agricultural researchin West Africa in 1996, Dr. Marschner contracted malaria and passed away, and until now this legacy title went unrevised.Despite the passage of time, it remains the deﬁnitive reference on plant mineral nutrition. Great progress has been made inthe understanding of various aspects of plant nutrition and in recent years the view on the mode of action of mineralnutrients in plant metabolism and yield formation has shifted. Nutrients are not only viewed as constituents of plantcompounds (constructing material), enzymes and electron transport chains but also as signals regulating plant metabolismvia complex signal transduction networks. In these networks, phytohormones also play an important role. Principles of themode of action of phytohormones and examples of the interaction of hormones and mineral nutrients on source and sinkstrength and yield formation are discussed in this edition. Phytohormones have a role as chemical messengers (internalsignals) to coordinate development and responses to environmental stimuli at the whole plant level. These and many othermolecular developments are covered in the long-awaited new edition. Esteemed plant nutrition expert and HorstMarschners daughter, Dr. Petra Marschner, together with a team of key co-authors who worked with Horst Marschner onhis research, now present a thoroughly updated and revised third edition of Marschners "Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants",maintaining its value for plant nutritionists worldwide. This title is a long-awaited revision of the standard reference on plantmineral nutrition. It features full coverage and new discussions of the latest molecular advances. I 28 www.abe.pl

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Botanika Medicinal Plants Ram J. Singh Taylor & Francis ISBN - 13: 9781420073843 Rok wydania: 9/13/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 586,95 zł Po rabacie: 499,00 złMedicinal Plants, Volume 6 of the Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement series summarizeslandmark research and describes medicinal plants as natures pharmacy. Highlights Examines the use of moleculartechnology for maintaining authenticity and quality of plant-based products Details reports on individual medicinal plantsincluding their history, origin, genetic resources, cytogenetics, and varietal improvement through conventional and modernmethods, and their use in pharmaceutical, cosmeceutical, nutrition, and food industries Explains how to protect plants withmedicinal properties from deforestation, urbanization, overgrazing, pollution, overharvesting, and biopiracy Brings togetherinformation on germplasm resources of medicinal plants, their history, taxonomy and biogeography, ecology andbiodiversity, genetics and breeding, exploitation, and utilization in the medicine and food industries Written by leadinginternational experts and an innovative panel of scientists, Medicinal Plants offers the most comprehensive and up-to-dateinformation on medicinal plant genetic resources and their increasing importance in pharmaceutical and cosmeceuticalindustries, medicine, and nutrition around the world. Includes eight-page color insert more than 25 full color ﬁgureswww.abe.pl 29

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Botanika Plant Cell Culture Protocols Loyola-Vargas Springer ISBN - 13: 9781617798177 Rok wydania: 5/1/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 465,25 zł Po rabacie: 396,00 złCell culture methodologies have become standard procedures in most plant laboratories. Currently, facilities for in vitro cellcultures are found in practically every plant biology laboratory, serving different purposes since tissue culture has turned intoa basic asset for modern biotechnology, from the fundamental biochemical aspects to the massive propagation of selectedindividuals. “Plant Cell Culture Protocols, Third Edition is divided into ﬁve convenient sections that cover topics from generalmethodologies, such as culture induction, growth and viability evaluation, statistical analysis and contamination control, tohighly specialized techniques, such as clonal propagation, haploid production, somatic embryogenesis, organelletransformation. The volume concludes with a section on the laborious process of measuring the epigenetics changes intissue cultures.”Written in the successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, chapters include introductions totheir respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible protocols, and noteson troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and easily accessible, Plant Cell Culture Protocols, ThirdEdition seeks to serve both professionals and novices with its guide to the most common and applicable techniques andmethods for plant tissue and cell culture. 30 www.abe.pl

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Botanika Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility Manual J. Benton Jones, Jr. Taylor & Francis ISBN - 13: 9781439816097 Rok wydania: 3/16/2012 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 261,45 zł Po rabacie: 222,00 złAs soil and crop management procedures have become more complex, County Agricultural Agents, farm advisors,consultants, and fertilizer and chemical dealers have had to specialize in some aspect of soil fertility and crop nutritionmanagement procedures, limiting their ability to provide a range of advice and services. Most farmers and growers can nolonger turn to just one source for the information and instruction needed to achieve their production goals. With over 70percent new material, the second edition of the Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility Manual discusses the principles determininghow plants grow and the elements essential for successful crop production, with a focus on the principles of soil fertility andplant nutrition. The book covers physical and chemical properties of soil, chemical and organic fertilizers, soil acidity andalkalinity, liming and liming materials, and micronutrients essential to plant growth. It also describes elements toxic to plants,soil testing, and plant analysis. The topics and discussion in this self-contained book are practical and user-friendly, yetcomprehensive enough to cover material presented in upper-level soil and plant science courses. It allows practitioners withgeneral background knowledge to feel conﬁdent applying the principles presented to soil/crop production systems.www.abe.pl 31

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Botanika Plant Physics Karl J. Niklas The University of Chicago Press ISBN - 13: 9780226586328 Rok wydania: 3/16/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 201,29 zł Po rabacie: 171,00 złFrom Galileo, who used the hollow stalks of grass to demonstrate the idea that peripherally located construction materialsprovide most of grass resistance to bending forces, to Leonardo da Vinci, whose illustrations of the parachute are allegedto be based on his study of the dandelions pappus and the maple trees samara, many of our greatest physicists,mathematicians, and engineers have learned much from their collaborations with botanists, and vice versa. This symbioticrelationship continues today, as is revealed in "Plant Physics". The result of a long-term collaboration between plantevolutionary biologist Karl J. Niklas and physicist Hanns-Christof Spatz, "Plant Physics" presents a detailed account of theprinciples of classical physics, evolutionary theory, and plant biology in order to explain the complex interrelationshipsamong plant form, function, environment, and evolutionary history. Covering a wide range of topics - from the developmentand evolution of the basic plant body and the ecology of aquatic unicellular plants to mathematical treatments of lightattenuation through tree canopies and the movement of water through plants roots, stems, and leaves - "Plant Physics" isdestined to inspire students and professionals alike to traverse disciplinary membranes. 32 www.abe.pl

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Botanika Plant-Life on Land: Considered in Some of Its Biological Aspects F. O. Bower Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9781107672871 Rok wydania: 3/22/2012 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 73,65 zł Po rabacie: 63,00 złOriginally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature weredesigned to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general readerand combined a comprehensive approach to knowledge with an emphasis on accessibility. Plant-Life on Land by F. O.Bower was ﬁrst published in 1911. The volume contains a guide to land-based botany, with information on plant habitats,population and physiology.www.abe.pl 33

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Botanika Plants Timothy Walker Oxford University Press ISBN - 13: 9780199584062 Rok wydania: 4/26/2012 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 45,30 zł Po rabacie: 39,00 złPlants form a fundamental element of the biosphere, and the evolution of plants has directly affected the evolution of animallife and the evolution of the Earths climate. Plants have also become essential to humans not only in the form of cerealcrops, fruit, and vegetables, but in their many other uses in wood and paper, and in providing medicines. Their aestheticimportance too in our parks and gardens as well as in wildﬂower meadows and great forests should not be underestimated.In this Very Short Introduction Timothy Walker, Director of the Botanical Gardens in Oxford, provides a concise account ofthe nature of plants, their variety, their evolution, and their importance and uses, stressing the need and efforts for theirconservation for future generations. 34 www.abe.pl

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Botanika Plants in Alpine Regions Cornelius Lutz Springer ISBN - 13: 9783709101353 Rok wydania: 10/25/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 592,20 zł Po rabacie: 503,00 złThis book brings together experts from different ﬁelds, who used a broad spectrum of methods to investigate thephysiological and cellular adaptation of alpine plants from the tree line to the upper limits. Some articles link alpine plantphysiology with physiological adaptations observed in polar plants. Tolerance against often high light intensities (includingUV), cold or freezing temperatures, in addition to the need for fast tissue development, ﬂowering, and propagation that ismanaged by alpine plants are to some extent underrepresented in recent research. This volume considers ice formation andwinter conditions in alpine plantswww.abe.pl 35

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Botanika The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles: An Identiﬁcation Guide to Freshwater and Terrestrial Algae D.M. John Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9780521193757 Rok wydania: 10/6/2011 Oprawa: Mixed media product Cena: 655,20 zł Po rabacie: 557,00 złBuilding on the success of the ﬁrst edition and featuring contributions from leading experts in the ﬁeld, this expanded andthoroughly revised second edition provides an indispensable guide to the freshwater and terrestrial algae of the British Isles.It is an up-to-date account of and identiﬁcation tool for more than 2400 algal species (excluding diatoms), highlighting theirwider distribution around the world. Detailed descriptions are fully illustrated with clear line drawings and photographsincluding 190 full-page plates, eight of which are full colour. In addition, user-friendly keys enable the accurate identiﬁcationof specimens to the level of genus and species. This edition includes expanded information on ecology and the implicationsof recent molecular research, along with coverage of 200 extra species. The accompanying DVD provides an updatedcolour photo catalogue, highly illustrated articles and video clips, making this the comprehensive reference tool for bothresearchers and professionals in the ﬁeld. 36 www.abe.pl

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Botanika The Rose Book: A Practical Treatise on the Culture of the Rose Shirley Hibberd Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9781108045384 Rok wydania: 2/29/2012 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 96,33 zł Po rabacie: 82,00 złJames Shirley Hibberd (1825-90) was a journalist and writer on gardening, whose popular works had great inﬂuence onmiddle-class taste. Although not a trained horticulturalist, his many books were based on practical experience. Hedeveloped a succession of gardens in North London, concentrating on particular types of plants, and his books reﬂectedthis work, with this book of 1864 and The Fern Garden (1869) being particularly successful. He also wrote on gardendesign, ﬂower arrangement, garden furniture and architecture, and his Rustic Adornments of 1856 (reissued in this series,together with The Fern Garden), is an interesting document of social history. He edited the magazine Floral World until 1875and later The Gardeners Magazine, and was even consulted by the government about potato blight. His engaging and verypersonal style made him a popular forerunner of modern celebrity gardeners, and set a fashion for highly decorative andornamental gardens.www.abe.pl 37

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Botanika Top 100 Exotic Food Plants Ernest Small Taylor & Francis ISBN - 13: 9781439856864 Rok wydania: 8/16/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 348,60 zł Po rabacie: 296,00 złMany edible plants considered exotic in the Western world are actually quite mainstream in other cultures. While some ofthese plants are only encountered in ethnic food markets or during travels to foreign lands, many are now ﬁnding their wayonto supermarket shelves. Top 100 Exotic Food Plants provides comprehensive coverage of tropical and semitropical foodplants, reviewing scientiﬁc and technological information as well as their culinary uses. Wide-ranging in scope, this volumescoverage includes plants that produce fruits, vegetables, spices, culinary herbs, nuts, and extracts. A user-friendly formatenables readers to easily locate information on botanical and agricultural aspects, economic and social importance, fooduses, storage, preparation, and potential toxicity. The book also contains an introductory chapter that reviews importanthistorical, economic, geopolitical, health, environmental, and ethical considerations associated with exotic food plants.Thoroughly referenced with more than 2000 literature citations, this book is enhanced by more than 200 drawings, manychosen from historical art of extraordinary quality. This timely volume also highlights previously obscure edible plants thathave recently become prominent as a result of sensationalistic media reports stemming from their inherently entertaining orsocially controversial natures. Some of these plants include the acai berry, kava, hemp, and opium poppy. A scholarly yetaccessible presentation, the book is ﬁlled with numerous memorable, fascinating, and humorous facts, making it anentertaining and stimulating read that will appeal to a broad audience. 38 www.abe.pl

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Botanika Vegetation Description and Data Analysis: A Practical Approach Martin Kent Wiley ISBN - 13: 9780471490937 Rok wydania: 11/25/2011 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 198,17 zł Po rabacie: 168,00 złVegetation Description and Data Analysis: A Practical Approach, Second Edition is a fully revised and up-dated edition ofthis key text. The book takes account of recent advances in the ﬁeld whilst retaining the original reader-friendly approach tothe coverage of vegetation description and multivariate analysis in the context of vegetation data and plant ecology. Sincethe publication of the hugely popular ﬁrst edition there have been signiﬁcant developments in computer hardware andsoftware, new key journals have been established in the ﬁeld and scope and application of vegetation description andanalysis has become a truly global ﬁeld. This new edition includes full coverage of new developments and technologies. Thiscontemporary and comprehensive edition of this well-known and respected textbook will prove invaluable to undergraduateand graduate students in biological sciences, environmental science, geography, botany, agriculture, forestry and biologicalconservation.* Fully international approach* Includes illustrative case studies throughout* Now with new material on: thenature of plant communitieswww.abe.pl 39

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Ekologia Biodiversity in Agriculture: Domestication, Evolution, and Sustainability Paul Gepts Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9780521170871 Rok wydania: 2/23/2012 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 255,15 zł Po rabacie: 217,00 złThe introduction of plant and animal agriculture represents one of the most important milestones in human evolution. Itcontributed to the development of cities, alphabets, new technologies, and ultimately to civilizations, but it has alsopresented a threat to both human health and the environment. Bringing together research from a range of ﬁelds includinganthropology, archaeology, ecology, economics, entomology, ethnobiology, genetics and geography, this book addresseskey questions relating to agriculture. Why did agriculture develop and where did it originate? What are the patterns ofdomestication for plants and animals? How did agroecosystems originate and spread from their locations of origin?Exploring the cultural aspects of the development of agricultural ecosystems, the book also highlights how these topics canbe applied to our understanding of contemporary agriculture, its long-term sustainability, the co-existence of agriculture andthe environment, and the development of new crops and varieties. 40 www.abe.pl

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Ekologia Biodiversity in Dead Wood Jogeir N. Stokland Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9780521717038 Rok wydania: 4/26/2012 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 215,46 zł Po rabacie: 183,00 złFossils document the existence of trees and wood-associated organisms from almost 400 million years ago, and todaythere are between 400,000 and 1 million wood-inhabiting species in the world. This is the ﬁrst book to synthesise the naturalhistory and conservation needs of wood-inhabiting organisms. Presenting a thorough introduction to biodiversity in decayingwood, the book studies the rich diversity of fungi, insects and vertebrates that depend upon dead wood. It describes thefunctional diversity of these organisms and their speciﬁc habitat requirements in terms of host trees, decay phases, treedimensions, microhabitats and the surrounding environment. Recognising the threats posed by timber extraction and forestmanagement, the authors also present management options for protecting and maintaining the diversity of these species inforests as well as in agricultural landscapes and urban parks.www.abe.pl 41

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Ekologia Chemical Ecology in Aquatic Systems Christer Bronmark Oxford University Press ISBN - 13: 9780199583102 Rok wydania: 3/1/2012 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 201,60 zł Po rabacie: 171,00 złIn recent years it has become increasingly clear that chemical interactions play a fundamental role in aquatic habitats andhave far-reaching evolutionary and ecological consequences. A plethora of studies have shown that aquatic organisms frommost taxa and functional groups respond to minute concentrations of chemical substances released by other organisms.However, our knowledge of this "chemical network" is still negligible. Chemical interactions can be divided into two largersub-areas based on the function of the chemical substance. First, there are interactions where chemical substances aretoxic to other organisms and are used as a defence against consumers (including both herbivores and predators) or aweapon against competitors (allelopathy). Second, chemical substances may be used as a source for information of theenvironment 42 www.abe.pl

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Ekologia Cotton, Water, Salts and Soums Christopher Martius Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400719620 Rok wydania: 9/20/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 634,51 zł Po rabacie: 539,00 złThis book summarizes a long-term research project addressing land and water use in the irrigated areas of the Aral Seabasin. In an interdisciplinary approach, natural and human sciences are combined to elucidate the challenges of economictransition that affect the use of land, water and biological resources, ecological sustainability, economic efﬁciency and thelivelihoods of the local population. The research focuses on Khorezm, a region in Uzbekistan, located on the Amudarya river,in the heart of Central Asia. A series of chapters describes the biophysical environment and the aspects of society andinstitutions that shape land and water use. The book discusses options and tools to improve land and water management,and to reform the economic system management, based on agronomic, hydrological, economic and social studies andmodeling. The insights are not only important for Uzbekistan, but for all countries in transitions and irrigated dryland areaselsewhere.www.abe.pl 43

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Ekologia Crop Ecology: Productivity and Management in Agricultural Systems David J. Connor Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9780521744034 Rok wydania: 4/28/2011 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 217,35 zł Po rabacie: 185,00 złFood security and environmental conservation are two of the greatest challenges facing the world today. It is predicted thatfood production must increase by at least 70% before 2050 to support continued population growth, though the size of theworlds agricultural area will remain essentially unchanged. This updated and thoroughly revised second edition provides in-depth coverage of the impact of environmental conditions and management on crops, resource requirements forproductivity and effects on soil resources. The approach is explanatory and integrative, with a ﬁrm basis in environmentalphysics, soils, physiology and morphology. System concepts are explored in detail throughout the book, giving emphasis toquantitative approaches, management strategies and tactics employed by farmers, and associated environmental issues.Drawing on key examples and highlighting the role of science, technology and economic conditions in determiningmanagement strategies, this book is suitable for agriculturalists, ecologists and environmental scientists. 44 www.abe.pl

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Ekologia Detoxiﬁcation of Heavy Metals Irena Sherameti Springer ISBN - 13: 9783642214073 Rok wydania: 9/2/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 634,51 zł Po rabacie: 539,00 złHeavy metals are severe environmental pollutants, and many of them are toxic even at very low concentrations. Withindustrial development, soil pollution with heavy metal elements have dramatically increased. The uptake of heavy metals viaplants that are exposed to contaminated soils is a risk for human health and a major hazard for the ecosystem as a whole,including soil microorganisms. On the other hand, plants may be used in the decontamination of soils. The topics presentedin this book include: sources of heavy metals contaminants in soilswww.abe.pl 45

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Ekologia Environmental Adaptations and Stress Tolerance of Plants in the Era of Climate Change Parvaiz Ahmad Springer ISBN - 13: 9781461408147 Rok wydania: 11/4/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 719,14 zł Po rabacie: 611,00 złClimate change is a complex phenomenon with a wide range of impacts on the environment. Biotic and abiotic stress are aresult of climate change. Abiotic stress is caused by primary and secondary stresses which are an impediment to plantproductivity. Prolonged exposure to these stresses results in altered metabolism and damage to biomolecules. Plants evolvedefense mechanisms to withstand these stresses, e.g. synthesis of osmolytes, osmoprotectants, and antioxidants. Stressresponsive genes and gene products including expressed proteins are implicated in conferring tolerance to the plant. Thisvolume will provide the reader with a wide spectrum of information, including vital references. It also provides information asto how phytoconstituents, hormones and plant associated microbes help the plants to tolerate the stress. This volume alsohighlights the use of plant resources for ameliorating soil contaminants such as heavy metals. Dr. Parvaiz is Assistantprofessor in Botany at A.S. College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He has completed his post-graduation in Botanyin 2000 from Jamia Hamdard New Delhi India. After his Ph.D from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, India in 2007he joined the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi. He has published more than 20research papers in peer reviewed journals and 4 book chapters. He has also edited a volume which is in press with StudiumPress Pvt. India Ltd., New Delhi, India. Dr. Parvaiz is actively engaged in studying the molecular and physio-biochemicalresponses of different plants (mulberry, pea, Indian mustard) under environmental stress. Prof. M.N.V. Prasad is a Professorin the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Hyderabad, India. He received B.Sc. (1973) and M.Sc. (1975)degrees from Andhra University, India, and the Ph.D. degree (1979) in botany from the University of Lucknow, India. Prasadhad published 216 articles in peer reviewed journals and 82 book chapters and conference proceedings in the broad… 46 www.abe.pl

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Ekologia Evolutionary Dynamics of Forests under Climate Change Williams Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400719354 Rok wydania: 10/1/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 592,20 zł Po rabacie: 503,00 złFocusing on the example of the Lost Pines forest of Texas, this book contextualises the present-day conservation of theLost Pines within its wealth of historical and geological records. This in turn presents a realistic example for examiningevolutionary dynamics models and how they can guide management of temperate pine forests under the uncertainty offuture climate change. Synthesising knowledge from many scholarly disciplines, and presenting the latest knowledge onhow temperate forests respond to climate change, the book provides insight into how resource professionals actually solvecomplex multi-layered problems. A useful aid for forest management professionals and for advanced students andprofessionals in ecology, the book is a valuable resource for researchers and professionals, which can also be used as aclassroom exercise for spatial imaging, testing virtual simulations and developing ﬁeld-based research questions.www.abe.pl 47

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Ekologia Grassland Productivity and Ecosystem Services G. Lemaire CABI Publishing ISBN - 13: 9781845938093 Rok wydania: 10/13/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 481,95 zł Po rabacie: 410,00 złGrassland ecosystems are deeply affected by human activities and need appropriate management to optimise trade-offsbetween ecosystem functions and services. Until now they have mainly been analysed as agro-ecosystems for animalproduction but this book looks beyond the role of grassland as a feeding ground, and evaluates other important processessuch as carbon sequestration in soils, greenhouse gas regulation and biodiversity protection. This authoritative volumeexpertly highlights the need for an immediate balance between agriculture and ecological management for sustainability inthe future. It is suitable for researchers and students in ecology and agriculture. 48 www.abe.pl

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Ekologia Himalayan Biodiversity in the Changing World Pavel Kindlmann Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400718012 Rok wydania: 9/16/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 592,20 zł Po rabacie: 503,00 złThis book presents some results on selected taxa in the Himalayan region (mainly Nepal), pinpoints the threats to theirsurvival and suggests ways how to avoid their extinction. Most chapters are based on graduate research projects - relativelylong-term ﬁeld studies. The data presented here can be a good source of updated information on the subject and will proveto be a very useful reference in future studies of Himalayan biodiversity. They also tend to pinpoint the existing gaps in ourknowledge of this region. All the chapters are based on recent trends of biodiversity and conservation vision, so the bookcan be a potential alternative to the existing relatively older books with outdated vision and information. Its main goal,however, is to disseminate the information about biodiversity conservation problems in the Himalayan region among thepeople in the developed world.www.abe.pl 49

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Ekologia Introduction to Phytoremediation of Contaminated Groundwater James E. Landmeyer Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400719569 Rok wydania: 9/16/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 549,88 zł Po rabacie: 467,00 złThis book provides the reader with the comprehensive view necessary to understand and critically evaluate the design,implementation, and monitoring of phytoremediation at sites characterized by contaminated groundwater. Part I presentsthe historical foundation of the interaction between plants and groundwater, introduces fundamental groundwater conceptsfor plant physiologists, and introduces basic plant physiology for hydrogeologists. Part II presents information on how toassess, design, implement, and monitor phytoremediation projects for hydrologic control. Part III presents how plants takeup and detoxify a wide range of organic xenobiotics in contaminated groundwater systems, and provides variousapproaches on how this can be assessed and monitored. Throughout, concepts are emphasized with numerous casestudies, illustrations and pertinent literature citations. 50 www.abe.pl

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Ekologia Life in the Sea James Johnstone Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9781107404120 Rok wydania: 3/22/2012 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 73,65 zł Po rabacie: 63,00 złOriginally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature weredesigned to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general readerand combined a comprehensive approach to knowledge with an emphasis on accessibility. Life in the Sea by JamesJohnstone was ﬁrst published in 1911 and reissued as this second edition in 1930. The volume contains a survey of marinebiology, taking into consideration the interrelations of organisms and the effects of seasonal change. 52 www.abe.pl

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Ekologia Pharmacology of Bombax Ceiba Linn Vartika Jain Springer ISBN - 13: 9783642279034 Rok wydania: 2/6/2012 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 211,36 zł Po rabacie: 180,00 złThis work is the ﬁrst monograph devoted solely to Bombax ceiba, popularly known as the Red Silk Cotton Tree. Consistingof seven chapters, it covers all relevant aspects of this plant, from its historical and spiritual importance, to its botanicalcharacterization, pharmacognostical details and ethnobiological uses, to its scientiﬁc validation in various animal and humanstudies. Each part of the tree is of medicinal value and possesses many novel chemical constituents such as shamimicin,bombasin, bombamalone, bombamaloside etc. along with other bioactive secondary metabolites. The book presents thechemical structures of the most important constituents and highlights various pharmacological activities, predominantlyantioxidant, anti-inﬂammatory, anti-mutagenic, hypoglycemic, hypotensive, hepatoprotective and ﬁbrinolytic, which mayprove to be a source for the development of a novel phyto-pharmaceutical agent to treat diabetes, heart disease andcancer. In addition, separate chapters deal with the commercial and ecological signiﬁcance of B. ceiba, as well as a casestudy on its conservation. Numerous color illustrations are included to identify the plant and to justify its nickname, the "LittleBirds Cafeteria".www.abe.pl 53

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Ekologia Plant Life on East Anglian Heaths: Being Observational and Experimental Studies of the Vegetation of Breckland E. Pickworth Farrow Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9781107605107 Rok wydania: 2/2/2012 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 153,09 zł Po rabacie: 130,00 złFirst published in 1925, this book provides an account of some observations, problems and experimental work relating tothe ecology of the vegetation of the East Anglian heath district known as the Breck Country or Breckland. Lying in the lowrainfall area of East Anglia, the district is noted for its sandy soil and heath-dominated vegetation and represents the nearestapproach in Great Britain to continental steppe conditions. Illustrated with an abundance of photographs and diagrams, thisearly twentieth-century study will appeal to anyone with an interest in the history of ecology in East Anglia. 54 www.abe.pl

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Ekologia Post-Fire Management and Restoration of Southern European Forests Moreira Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400722071 Rok wydania: 11/1/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 634,51 zł Po rabacie: 539,00 złIn spite of all the efforts made in ﬁre prevention and suppression, every year about 45 000 forest ﬁres occur in Europe,burning ca. 0.5 million hectares of forests and other rural lands. The management of these burned forests has been givenmuch less attention than ﬁre prevention or ﬁre suppression issues, but the post-ﬁre management of burned areas raisesstrong concerns (economic and social impacts, soil erosion and water quality, biodiversity loss, forest restoration). Althoughthere are a few publications which address post-ﬁre management, the focus of these has been either on generalapproaches to restoration or speciﬁc topics such as preventing post-ﬁre soil erosion. This book is about the post-ﬁremanagement of ﬁre-prone forest types in southern Europe. It provides the ﬁrst comprehensive overview of the topic, rangingfrom stand-level to landscape-level management, and from emergency actions to long-term restoration approaches.www.abe.pl 55

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Ekologia Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology F.Stuart Chapin, III Springer ISBN - 13: 9781441995025 Rok wydania: 9/10/2011 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 211,36 zł Po rabacie: 180,00 złHumans have directly modiﬁed half of the ice-free terrestrial surface and use 40% of terrestrial production. We are causingthe sixth major extinction event in the history of life on Earth. With the Earth’s climate, ﬂora, and fauna changing rapidly,there is a pressing need to understand terrestrial ecosystem processes and their sensitivity to environmental and bioticchanges. This book offers a framework to do just that.Ecosystem ecology regards living organisms, including people, and the elements of their environment as components of asingle integrated system. The comprehensive coverage in this textbook examines the central processes at work in terrestrialecosystems, including their freshwater components. It traces the ﬂow of energy, water, carbon, and nutrients from theirabiotic origins to their cycles through plants, animals, and decomposer organisms. As well as detailing the processesthemselves, the book goes further to integrate them at various scales of magnitude—those of the ecosystem, the widerlandscape and the globe. It synthesizes recent advances in ecology with established and emerging ecosystem theory tooffer a wide-ranging survey of ecosystem patterns and processes in our terrestrial environment.Featuring review questions at the end of each chapter, suggestions for further reading, and a glossary of ecological terms,Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology is a vitally relevant text suitable for study in all courses in ecosystem ecology.Resource managers and researchers in many ﬁelds will welcome its thorough presentation of ecosystem essentials. 56 www.abe.pl

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Ekologia Shaping Ecology: The Life of Arthur Tansley Peter G. Ayres Wiley ISBN - 13: 9780470671542 Rok wydania: 4/13/2012 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 113,34 zł Po rabacie: 96,00 złSir Arthur Tansley was the leading ﬁgure in ecology for the ﬁrst half of the 20th century, founding the ﬁeld, and forming itsﬁrst professional societies. He was the ﬁrst President of the British Ecological Society and the ﬁrst chair of the Field StudiesCouncil. His work as a botanist is considered seminal and he is recognized as one of the giants of ecology throughout theworld. Ecology underpins the principles and practices of modern conservation and the maintenance of biodiversity. Itexplains the causes of, and offers solutions to, problems of climate change. Yet ecology is a young science, barely 100years old. Its origins lie in phytogeography, the naming and mapping of plants. Shaping Ecology is a book about a multi-faceted man whose friends included Bertrand Russell, Marie Stopes, Julian Huxley, GM Trevelyan, and Solly Zuckerman.Historical context is provided by Tansleys family for his parents moved in the Fabian-socialist world of John Ruskin andOctavia Hill, both instrumental in the foundation of the National Trust. While Britain was relatively slow to protect its greenspaces and wildlife, it did establish in 1913 the ﬁrst professional Ecological Society in the world. Tansley was its President.Organising the British Vegetation Committee and initiating a series of International Phytogeographic Excursions, he changedphytogeography into ecology.www.abe.pl 57

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Ekologia Stress Ecology Christian E.W. Steinberg Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400720718 Rok wydania: 9/10/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 549,88 zł Po rabacie: 467,00 złNot all stress is stressful; instead, it appears that stress in the environment, below the mutation threshold, is essential formany subtle manifestations of population structures and biodiversity, and has played a substantial role in the evolution of life.Intrigued by the behavior of laboratory animals that contradicted our current understanding of stress, the author and hisgroup studied the beneﬁcial effects of stress on animals and plants. The seemingly “crazy” animals demonstrated thatseveral stress paradigms are outdated and have to be reconsidered.The book describes the general stress responses in microorganisms, plants, and animals to abiotic and biotic, to naturaland anthropogenic stressors. These stress responses include the activation of oxygen, the biotransformation system, thestress proteins, and the metal-binding proteins. The potential of stress response lies in the transcription of genes, whereasthe actual response is manifested by proteins and metabolites. Yet, not all stress responses are in the genes: micro-RNAsand epigenetics play central roles. Multiple stressors, such as environmental realism, do not always act additively; they mayeven diminish one another. Furthermore, one stressor often prepares the subject for the next one to come and may produceextended lifespans and increased offspring numbers, thus causing shifts in population structures.This book provides the ﬁrst comprehensive analysis of the ecological and evolutionary effects of stress. 58 www.abe.pl

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Ekologia Studies of Plant Life in Canada: Or, Gleanings from Forest, Lake and Plain Catherine Parr Strickland Traill Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9781108033756 Rok wydania: 11/3/2011 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 107,67 zł Po rabacie: 92,00 złCatharine Parr Traill (1802-99) was a writer, botanist and settler who emigrated from England to Canada with her husband in1832. Both she and her sister, Susanna Moodie, became well known for their writing on settler life: Traill is also the author ofThe Backwoods of Canada and The Canadian Settlers Guide. This 1885 publication is the most comprehensive of herbotanical works. Plants are grouped together by family and the book is divided into four sections: native ﬂowers, ﬂoweringshrubs, forest trees and native ferns. Written to inspire the Canadian public to share her passion for the plant life of theircountry, the book has an engaging style where anecdotes and literary quotations appear alongside detailed descriptionsand classiﬁcation information. Traills niece, Agnes Chamberlin, is the books illustrator. A beautiful example of nineteenth-century popular botany, this book will appeal to anyone interested in the history of the subject.www.abe.pl 59

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Ekologia Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology: Principles and Applications Goran I. Agren Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9781107648258 Rok wydania: 12/15/2011 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 182,70 zł Po rabacie: 155,00 złHuman activities impact the environment and modify the cycles of important elements such as carbon and nitrogen fromlocal to global scales. In order to maintain long-term and sustainable use of the worlds natural resources it is important thatwe understand how and why ecosystems respond to such changes. This book explains the structure and functioning ofterrestrial ecosystems, using examples ranging from the Arctic to the tropics to demonstrate how they react under differingconditions. This knowledge is developed into a set of principles that can be used as starting points for analysing questionsabout ecosystem behaviour. Ecosystem dynamics are also considered, illustrating how ecosystems develop and changeover a range of temporal and spatial scales and how they react to perturbations, whether natural or man-made. Throughoutthe book, descriptive studies are merged with simple mathematical models to reinforce the concepts discussed and aid thedevelopment of predictive tools. 60 www.abe.pl

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Ekologia The Biology of Disturbed Habitats Lawrence R. Walker Oxford University Press ISBN - 13: 9780199575305 Rok wydania: 12/1/2011 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 169,82 zł Po rabacie: 144,00 złThis book provides the ﬁrst global synthesis of the biology of disturbed habitats and offers readers both the conceptualunderpinnings and practical advice required to comprehend and address the unprecedented environmental challengesfacing humans. Every habitat on earth has been impacted by natural disturbances such as volcanoes, earthquakes,landslides, ﬁres, ﬂoods, and droughts. Humans have contributed many additional disturbances such as mining, urbanization,forestry, agriculture, ﬁshing, and recreation. These anthropogenic disturbances modify and often exacerbate the effects ofthe natural disturbances. Together, they result in the abrupt loss of biomass or ecosystem structure and function to createdenuded surfaces where novel mixtures of native and non-native microbes, plants, and animals establish, grow, and die.The Biology of Disturbed Habitats examines both natural and anthropogenic disturbances in aquatic and terrestrial habitats.It explores how nutrients and productivity are altered in the disturbed habitats, the effects of disturbance on biodiversity, andthe spatial and temporal dynamics of organisms that colonize disturbed habitats. This book also addresses how to managedisturbances through appropriate conservation and restoration measures, and discusses how climate change andoverpopulation now represent the most challenging disturbances at a global scale.www.abe.pl 61

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Ekologia The Dictionary of Global Sustainability Tracy Green McGraw-Hill ISBN - 13: 9780073514529 Rok wydania: 2/1/2012 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 181,38 zł Po rabacie: 154,00 złThe Dictionary of Global Sustainability is intended to serve as a quick reference guide to "green" professionals (architects,developers, realtors, and builders), corporations, industries, governments, instructors, students, and other individualsseeking a better understanding of sustainable concepts. The volume provides nearly 2800 key sustainable terms, as well asa listing of organizations and scholarly and trade journals (domestic and international) that will lead the reader to valuableresearch materials. Case studies that examine sustainability projects from around the world are also included to illustrate thetheory and practice of environmental, economic, technological, and social aspects of sustainability. 62 www.abe.pl

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Ekologia The Ecology of Plant Secondary Metabolites: From Genes to Global Processes Glenn R. Iason Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9780521157124 Rok wydania: 4/19/2012 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 198,45 zł Po rabacie: 169,00 złPlant secondary metabolites (PSMs) such as terpenes and phenolic compounds are known to have numerous ecologicalroles, notably in defence against herbivores, pathogens and abiotic stresses and in interactions with competitors andmutualists. This book reviews recent developments in the ﬁeld to provide a synthesis of the function, ecology and evolutionof PSMs, revealing our increased awareness of their integrative role in connecting natural systems. It emphasises themultiple roles of secondary metabolites in mediating the interactions between organisms and their environment at a range ofscales of ecological organisation, demonstrating how genes encoding for PSM biosynthetic enzymes can have effects fromthe cellular scale within individual plants all the way to global environmental processes. A range of recent methodologicaladvances, including molecular, transgenic and metabolomic techniques, are illustrated and promising directions for futurestudies are identiﬁed, making this a valuable reference for researchers and graduate students in the ﬁeld.www.abe.pl 63

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Ekologia Tropical Ecosystems and Ecological Concepts Patrick L. Osborne Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9780521177344 Rok wydania: 2/9/2012 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 198,45 zł Po rabacie: 169,00 złTropical habitats cover over one third of the Earths terrestrial surface and harbor much of its biodiversity, with many areasrich in endemic species. However, these ecosystems are under signiﬁcant and growing threat from issues such asdeforestation, land degradation and ocean acidiﬁcation. This introductory textbook provides a comprehensive guide to themajor tropical biomes. It is unique in its balanced coverage of both aquatic and terrestrial systems and in its internationalscope. Each chapter is built around a particular tropical ecosystem, with descriptive case studies providing a frameworkaround which ecological concepts and applied ecological topics are presented. This second edition has been thoroughlyupdated to reﬂect recent advances in the ﬁeld and includes a greater focus on the impact of global climate change. The textis supported throughout by boxes containing supplementary material and is illustrated with over 200 clear, simple linediagrams, maps and photographs. 64 www.abe.pl

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Ekologia Types of British Vegetation: By Members of the Central Committee for the Survey and Study of British Vegetation Sir A.G. Tansley Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9781108045063 Rok wydania: 3/8/2012 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 141,69 zł Po rabacie: 120,00 złDistinguished plant ecologist A. G. Tansley (1871-1955) is widely considered to be the father of British ecology. He was oneof the founding members of the British Ecological Society and during his career he edited two important journals on thesubject: The New Phytologist and the Journal of Ecology. He was also part of a committee formed in 1904 to surveysystematically the vegetation of the British Isles. This book, edited by Tansley and ﬁrst published in 1911, is the result of thatsurvey. It contains contributions by leading botanists of the early twentieth century, and contains detailed maps,photographs and ﬁgures. The physical characteristics and climate of Britain are outlined early in the book and later the plantcommunities of particular areas such as moors, fens and the coast are discussed. This is a signiﬁcant work that will appealto both plant ecologists and natural historians.www.abe.pl 65

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Fitopatologia i entomologia Biological Control of Rice Diseases Samuel S. Gnanamanickam Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400726062 Rok wydania: 11/30/2011 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 549,88 zł Po rabacie: 467,00 złThis book on biological control of rice diseases deals with microorganisms and cultural practices as the non-chemicalalternatives developed and used to manage devastating rice diseases such as blast, sheath blight, bacterial blight and ricetungro disease in Asia. The term, biological control has been used also to include transgenic rices which carry rice genes orothers whose transient expression cause resistance to pathogens and reduce the use of chemicals. This is the ﬁrst bookthat has been brought out to document the biological control research in rice and the application of biocontrol agents torice. It has been developed to provide detailed accounts on the subject of biological control practised in rice over the last 30years. However, the methodologies and merits apply to disease control in all other major crops and therefore, should be ofsigniﬁcant interest to researchers and students of plant pathology, microbiology and crop science.www.abe.pl 67

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Fitopatologia i entomologia Control of Crop Diseases W.R. Carlile Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9780521133319 Rok wydania: 5/3/2012 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 147,36 zł Po rabacie: 125,00 złThoroughly revised and updated to reﬂect current and emerging practices, this book explores modern methods of diseasecontrol in ﬁeld and glasshouse crops. It outlines the major crop diseases, with a particular emphasis on those features ofsymptomology and life cycle that are most relevant to the development of control measures. Modern diagnostic techniquesare considered, focusing on developments in nucleic acid and immunological based procedures and their use in plantquarantine and certiﬁcation schemes. The potential impact of these advances in molecular technology on plant breedingand disease resistance is also covered. Fungicides are a central part of disease control in the EU and, as such, acomprehensive account of their use forms an important part of the text, along with strategies to minimise the incidence offungicide resistance in pathogen populations. Looking to the future, the book also addresses legislative, environmental andfood safety concerns. 68 www.abe.pl

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Fitopatologia i entomologia Disease Resistance in Wheat Indu Sharma CABI Publishing ISBN - 13: 9781845938185 Rok wydania: 5/15/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 538,65 zł Po rabacie: 458,00 złDisease resistance is one of the major factors that can be improved to sustain yield potential in cultivated crops. This booklooks at disease resistance in wheat, concentrating on all the economically important diseases - their economic impact andgeographical spread, breeding for resistance, pathogen variability, resistance mechanisms and recent advances made onresistance genes. Newer strategies for identifying resistance genes and identify resistance mechanisms are discussed,including cloning, gene transfer and the use of genetically modiﬁed plants. It is suitable for researchers and students ofagriculture and crop protection.www.abe.pl 69

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Fitopatologia i entomologia Effectors in Plant-Microbe Interactions F. Martin Wiley ISBN - 13: 9780470958223 Rok wydania: 12/16/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 737,10 zł Po rabacie: 627,00 złPlants and microbes interact in a complex relationship that can have both harmful and beneﬁcial impacts on both plant andmicrobial communities. Effectors secreted microbial molecules that alter plant processes and facilitate colonization, arecentral to understanding the complicated interplay between plants and microbes. "Effectors in Plant-Microbe Interactions"unlocks the molecular basis of this important class of microbial molecules and describes their diverse and complexinteractions with host plants. "Effectors in Plant Microbe Interactions" is divided into ﬁve sections that take stock of thecurrent knowledge on effectors of plant-associated organisms. Coverage ranges from the impact of bacterial, fungal andoomycete effectors on plant immunity and high-throughput genomic analysis of effectors to the function and trafﬁcking ofthese microbial molecules. The ﬁnal section looks at effectors secreted by other eukaryotic microbes that are the focus ofcurrent and future research efforts. Written by leading international experts in plant-microbe interactions, "Effectors in PlantMicrobe Interactions", will be an essential volume for plant biologists, microbiologists, pathologists, and geneticists. 70 www.abe.pl

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Fitopatologia i entomologia Evolutionary Biology: Cell-Cell Communication and Complex Disease John S. Torday Wiley ISBN - 13: 9780470647202 Rok wydania: 3/6/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 303,35 zł Po rabacie: 258,00 złAn integrative view of the evolution of genetics and the natural world Even in this advanced age of genomics, theevolutionary process of unicellular and multicellular organisms is continually in debate. Evolutionary Biology, Cell--CellCommunication, and Complex Disease challenges current wisdom by using physiology to present an integrative view of thenature, origins, and evolution of fundamental biological systems. Providing a deeper understanding of the way genes relateto the traits of living organisms, this book offers useful information applying evolutionary biology, functional genomics, andcell communication studies to complex disease. Examining the 4.5 billion-year evolution process from environmentadaptations to cell-cell communication to communication of genetic information for reproduction, Evolutionary Biologyhones in on the "why and how" of evolution by uniquely focusing on the cell as the smallest unit of biologic structure andfunction. Based on empirically derived data rather than association studies, Evolutionary Biology covers: * A model forforming testable hypotheses in complex disease studies * The integrating role played by the evolution of metabolism,especially lipid metabolism * The evolutionary continuum from development to homeostasis * Regeneration and agingmediated by signaling molecules Ambitious and game-changing Evolutionary Biology suggests that biology began as amechanism for reducing energy within the cell, defying the Second Law of Thermodynamics. An ideal text for thoseinterested in forward thinking scientiﬁc study, the insights presented in Evolutionary Biology help practitoners effectivelycomprehend the evolutionary process.www.abe.pl 71

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Fitopatologia i entomologia Fungal Plant Pathogens Charles Lane CABI Publishing ISBN - 13: 9781845936686 Rok wydania: 3/31/2012 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 226,52 zł Po rabacie: 193,00 złCovering the key techniques used when working with fungal plant pathogens, this practical manual deals with recognition ofdisease symptoms, detection and identiﬁcation of fungi and methods to characterise them well as curation, quarantine andquality assurance. The book is unique in its practical focus, providing an overview of both traditional and emerging methodsand their applications, and detailed protocols on completion techniques such as microscopy, PCR, Elisa, freeze drying andDNA storage. "Fungal Plant Pathogens" provides a valuable guide to investigating fungal plant diseases and interpretinglaboratory ﬁndings for postgraduate and advanced undergraduates students, extension plant pathologists, consultants andadvisers in agriculture and horticulture and the food supply chain. It is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate studentsof mycology and plant pathology. It is also suitable for those working in horticulture and agriculture, extension plantpathologists and consultants. 72 www.abe.pl

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Fitopatologia i entomologia Genomics and Molecular Genetics of Plant-Nematode Interactions John Jones Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400704336 Rok wydania: 5/6/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 634,51 zł Po rabacie: 539,00 złThis book reviews developments in the molecular biology of plant-nematode interactions that have been driven by theapplication of genomics tools. The book will be of interest to postgraduate students and to researchers with an interest inplant nematology and/or plant pathology more generally. A series of introductory chapters provide a biological context forthe detailed reviews of all areas of plant-nematode interactions that follow and ensure that the bulk of the book is accessibleto the non-specialist. A ﬁnal section aims to show how these fundamental studies have provided outputs of practicalrelevance.www.abe.pl 73

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Fitopatologia i entomologia Pesticides: Evaluation of Environmental Pollution Hamir S. Rathore Taylor & Francis ISBN - 13: 9781439836248 Rok wydania: 4/16/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 612,36 zł Po rabacie: 521,00 złPesticides play an important role in controlling pests that carry diseases and threaten crop production. In recent years,however, there has been increased concern about the adverse impacts of pesticides and their degradation products onpublic health and the environment. A considerable amount of work is being done to develop nonchemical methods of pestcontrol, but it is not yet feasible to dispense with the use of chemical pesticides. Pesticides: Evaluation of EnvironmentalPollution brings together, in a single volume, current knowledge on environmental pollution caused by pesticides. It helpsreaders evaluate the effects that pesticide residues have in all compartments of the environment. Featuring contributions byeminent scientists from around the world, the book gives an overview of the fate and transport of pesticides and theirdegradation in the environment. Detailing the sources, concentration, and hazards of residues, it examines their effects inhumans, birds and mammals, ﬁsh, soil invertebrates, soil microﬂora, aquatic invertebrates, water, milk products, and more.The book also addresses endocrine-disrupting pesticides and explores biopesticides as alternatives to chemical pesticides.A review of data on the potential hazards of pesticides, this reference will be of interest to readers working in the areas ofchemical crop protection and pollution management. It adds a balanced perspective to the debate between those who thinkthat pesticides should be banned and those who consider the continued use of large quantities to be necessary for thesurvival of humanity. See also Handbook of Pesticides: Methods of Pesticide Residues Analysis (CRC Press, 2009).www.abe.pl 75

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Fitopatologia i entomologia Plant Defence: Biological Control J. M. Merillon Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400719323 Rok wydania: 10/4/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 549,88 zł Po rabacie: 467,00 złTo meet the challenge of feeding ever increasing human population, efﬁcient, economical and environment friendly diseasecontrol methods are required. Pests are responsible for heavy crop losses and reduced food supplies, poorer quality ofagricultural products, economic hardship for growers and processor. Generally, chemical control methods are neitheralways economical nor are they effective and may have associated unwanted health, safety and environmental risks.Biological control involves use of beneﬁcial microorganism to control plant pathogens and diseases they cause and offers anenvironmental friendly approach to the effective management of plant diseases. This book provides a comprehensiveaccount of interaction of host and its pathogens, induced host resistance, development of biological control agents forpractical applications, the underlying mechanism and signal transduction. This book is useful to all those working inacademia or industry related to crop protection.www.abe.pl 77

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Fitopatologia i entomologia Plant Fungal Pathogens Melvin D. Bolton Springer ISBN - 13: 9781617795008 Rok wydania: 12/17/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 528,73 zł Po rabacie: 449,00 złOver the course of evolution, fungi have adapted to occupy speciﬁc niches, from symbiotically inhabiting the ﬂora of theintestinal tract of mammals to saprophytic growth on leaf litter resting on the forest ﬂoor. In Plant Fungal Pathogens:Methods and Protocols, expert researchers in the ﬁeld detail many of the methods which are now commonly used to studyfungal plant pathogens. These include methods and techniques for model systems such as Arabidopsis thaliana as well ascrop plants, aspects of fungal biology, genome annotation, next-generation sequencing, and fungal transformation andmolecular tools for disease and/or pathogen quantiﬁcation that are critical for revealing the role for a fungal gene of interestin disease development. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology(t) series format, chapters includeintroductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproduciblelaboratory protocols, and key tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and practical, Plant FungalPathogens: Methods and Protocols seeks to aid scientists in the further study in current techniques that cover a wide-rangeof methods to study molecular aspects of pathogenesis. 78 www.abe.pl

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Fitopatologia i entomologia Plant-fungal Interactions Darlene Southworth Iowa State University Press ISBN - 13: 9780813815947 Rok wydania: 2/23/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 754,11 zł Po rabacie: 641,00 złPlants interact with a wide variety of organisms in their natural growing environments. Key amongst these relationships is theinterplay between plants and diverse fungal species that impact plants in complex symbiotic, parasitic and pathogenic ways."Biocomplexity of Plant-Fungal Interactions" explores a broad spectrum of research looking at both positive and negativeinteractions of these relationships on plants and their ecosystems. "Biocomplexity of Plant-Fungal Interactions" takes a moreholistic view of the plant-fungal interactions than most traditional volumes on the topic. Focusing on the truly complexbiological interplay among plants and fungi, as well as other organisms-mammals, insects, bacteria, viruses, this bookprovides a unique perspective on this fundamentally important relationship. Chapters are written from molecular,evolutionary and ecological perspectives to provide readers with a full understanding of the diverse implications of plant-fungal interactions. Written by a global team of experts from varied scientiﬁc backgrounds, "Biocomplexity of Plant-FungalInteractions" will be an essential title for readers looking for a better understanding of the diverse array of interactionsbetween plants and fungi in natural ecosystems.www.abe.pl 79

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Fitopatologia i entomologia Plant-Plant Allelopathic Interactions Udo Blum Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400706828 Rok wydania: 2/26/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 422,94 zł Po rabacie: 360,00 złIn an effort to implement conservation measures farmers have used a variety of production methods, including the use ofreduced or zero tillage and cover crops. One beneﬁt of these production methods has been early season weed control. Theliterature suggests that a variety of mechanisms may be involved, among them the allelopathic effects of phenolic acids. Thisretrospective analysis addresses the following: How likely are phenolic acid concentrations and environmental conditions inwheat no-till cropping systems for the inhibition of annual broadleaf weed emergence? and Do phenolic acids have adominant role or are they just one component of a larger promoter/modiﬁer/inhibitor complex? The book covers allelopathicplant-plant interactions, laboratory and ﬁeld experiments, and future research. It uses a journal format, provides justiﬁcationsfor procedures used, if-then hypotheses, and cons and pros so that readers can reach their own conclusions. 80 www.abe.pl

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Fitopatologia i entomologia Recent Advances in Entomological Research Tong-Xian Liu Springer ISBN - 13: 9783642178146 Rok wydania: 7/31/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 719,14 zł Po rabacie: 611,00 złIn recent years the ﬁeld of entomology, due in part to the penetration of other disciplines, has made rapid progress. "RecentAdvances in Entomological Research: From Molecular Biology to Pest Management" includes 25 chapters contributed bymore than 40 distinguished entomologists and introduces the latest progress in entomology, from molecular biology, insect-plant interactions and insecticide toxicology, to emerging technologies in pest management. Not only is the book interestingand informative, but it provides useful, innovative research advances and will serve as a valuable resource for entomologists,zoologists, botanists and other researchers in the ﬁeld of plant protection. Tong-Xian Liu is a professor of entomology at theCollege of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, China. Le Kang is a professor of entomology at the Institute ofZoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.www.abe.pl 81

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Fizjologia Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants Ahmad Springer ISBN - 13: 9781461406334 Rok wydania: 11/18/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 719,14 zł Po rabacie: 611,00 złAbiotic stress cause changes in soil-plant-atmosphere continuum and is responsible for reduced yield in several majorcrops. Therefore, the subject of abiotic stress response in plants - metabolism, productivity and sustainability - is gainingconsiderable signiﬁcance in the contemporary world. Abiotic stress is an integral part of “climate change,” a complexphenomenon with a wide range of unpredictable impacts on the environment. Prolonged exposure to these abiotic stressesresults in altered metabolism and damage to biomolecules. Plants evolve defense mechanisms to tolerate these stresses byupregulation of osmolytes, osmoprotectants, and enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants, etc. This volume deals withabiotic stress-induced morphological and anatomical changes, abberations in metabolism, strategies and approaches toincrease salt tolerance, managing the drought stress, sustainable fruit production and postharvest stress treatments, role ofglutathione reductase, ﬂavonoids as antioxidants in plants, the role of salicylic acid and trehalose in plants, stress-inducedﬂowering. The role of soil organic matter in mineral nutrition and fatty acid proﬁle in response to heavy metal stress are alsodealt with. Proteomic markers for oxidative stress as a new tools for reactive oxygen species and photosynthesis research,abscisic acid signaling in plants are covered with chosen examples. Stress responsive genes and gene products includingexpressed proteins that are implicated in conferring tolerance to the plant are presented. Thus, this volume would providesthe reader with a wide spectrum of information including key references and with a large number of illustrations andtables. Dr. Parvaiz is Assistant Professor in Botany at A.S. College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He has completedhis post-graduation in Botany in 2000 from Jamia Hamdard New Delhi India. After his Ph.D from the Indian Institute ofTechnology (IIT) Delhi, India in 2007 he joined the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology... 82 www.abe.pl

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Fizjologia Annual Plant Reviews: The Plant Hormone Ethylene Michael T. McManus Wiley ISBN - 13: 9781444330038 Rok wydania: 3/23/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 737,10 zł Po rabacie: 627,00 złThe plant hormone ethylene is one of the most important, being one of the ﬁrst chemicals to be determined as a naturally-occurring growth regulator and inﬂuencer of plant development. It was also the ﬁrst hormone for which signiﬁcant evidencewas found for the presence of receptors. This important new volume in Annual Plant Reviews is broadly divided into threeparts. The ﬁrst part covers the biosynthesis of ethylene and includes chapters on S-adenosylmethionine and the formationand fate of ACC in plant cells. The second part of the volume covers ethylene signaling, including the perception of ethyleneby plant cells, CTR proteins, MAP kinases and EIN2 / EIN3. The ﬁnal part covers the control by ethylene of cell function anddevelopment, including seed development, germination, plant growth, cell separation, fruit ripening, senescent processes,and plant-pathogen interactions. The Plant Hormone Ethylene is an extremely valuable addition to Wiley-Blackwells AnnualPlant Reviews. With contributions from many of the worlds leading researchers in ethylene, and edited by Professor MichaelMcManus of Massey University, this volume will be of great use and interest to a wide range of plant scientists, biochemistsand chemists. All universities and research establishments where plant sciences, biochemistry, chemistry, life sciences andagriculture are studied and taught should have access to this important volume.www.abe.pl 83

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Fizjologia Artiﬁcial Photosynthesis Royal Society of Chemistry Royal Society of Chemistry ISBN - 13: 9781849734462 Rok wydania: 1/30/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 901,53 zł Po rabacie: 766,00 złThis volume focuses on possible solutions to long-standing problems in the development of artiﬁcial synthesis. Theseanswers will not be easy to ﬁnd and some highly innovative research is called for. Considerable progress has been made inunderstanding the ﬁne details of natural photosynthesis and there has been an emergence and growth of nanotechnology.This discussion will look at applying new knowledge to the old problems. There is a growing conviction that the only realprospect for our long-term energy provision relies on the ability to collect and store sunlight in the form of chemical potential.The creation of artiﬁcial systems to exploit the basic chemistry of photosynthesis to produce hydrogen or other fuels is aconcept that crops up each time there is an escalation in the price of oil. In addition, we need to mop up the excess carbondioxide left over from our present era of proﬂigate fossil fuel consumption. The net result is an upsurge in the urgency todesign effective artiﬁcial photosynthetic systems. This is a global problem which grows more important on a daily basis andit will soon become the dominant scientiﬁc issue. The researchers who were highly active in the 1970s and early 1980s -- aperiod that witnessed the great boom in solar energy research -- will soon be lost and there is a real danger of futuregenerations reinventing the wheel. It seems critical that this expertise is passed on to new researchers, with a need to focuson possible solutions to long-standing problems. This topical and important area of science covers many disciplines. Thecombination of biology, chemistry, physics and theory makes for an exciting blend of discussion points In this volume thetopics covered include: * Electronic energy transfer * Fuel production / carbon dioxide reduction 84 www.abe.pl

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Fizjologia Biocommunication of Plants Gunther Witzany Springer ISBN - 13: 9783642235238 Rok wydania: 1/22/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 634,51 zł Po rabacie: 539,00 złPlants are sessile, highly sensitive organisms that actively compete for environmental resources both above and below theground. They assess their surroundings, estimate how much energy they need for particular goals, and then realise theoptimum variant. They take measures to control certain environmental resources. They perceive themselves and candistinguish between self and non-self. They process and evaluate information and then modify their behaviouraccordingly. These highly diverse competences are made possible by parallel sign(alling)-mediated communicationprocesses within the plant body (intraorganismic), between the same, related and different species (interorganismic), andbetween plants and non-plant organisms (transorganismic). Intraorganismic communication involves sign-mediatedinteractions within cells (intracellular) and between cells (intercellular). This is crucial in coordinating growth and development,shape and dynamics. Such communication must function both on the local level and between widely separated plant parts.This allows plants to coordinate appropriate response behaviours in a differentiated manner, depending on their currentdevelopmental status and physiological inﬂuences. Lastly, this volume documents how plant ecosphere inhabitantscommunicate with each other to coordinate their behavioural patterns, as well as the role of viruses in these highly dynamicinteractional networks.www.abe.pl 85

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Fizjologia Biophysics: A Physiological Approach Patrick F. Dillon Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9780521172165 Rok wydania: 1/19/2012 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 215,46 zł Po rabacie: 183,00 złSpeciﬁcally tailored to life science students, this textbook explains quantitative aspects of human biophysics with examplesdrawn from contemporary physiology, genetics and nanobiology. It outlines important physical ideas, equations andexamples at the heart of contemporary physiology, along with the organization necessary to understand that knowledge.The wide range of biophysical topics covered include energetics, bond formation and dissociation, diffusion and directedtransport, muscle and connective tissue physics, ﬂuid ﬂow, membrane structure, electrical properties and transport,pharmacokinetics and system dynamics and stability. Enabling students to understand the uses of quantitation in modernbiology, equations are presented in the context of their application, rather than derivation. They are each directed toward theunderstanding of a biological principle, with a particular emphasis on human biology. Supplementary resources, including arange of test questions, are available at www.cambridge.org/9781107001442.www.abe.pl 87

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Fizjologia Detoxiﬁcation of Heavy Metals Sherameti Springer ISBN - 13: 9783642214073 Rok wydania: 9/1/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 634,51 zł Po rabacie: 539,00 złHeavy metals are severe environmental pollutants, and many of them are toxic even at very low concentrations. Withindustrial development, soil pollution with heavy metal elements have dramatically increased. The uptake of heavy metals viaplants that are exposed to contaminated soils is a risk for human health and a major hazard for the ecosystem as a whole,including soil microorganisms. On the other hand, plants may be used in the decontamination of soils.The topics presentedin this book include: sources of heavy metals contaminants in soils; plant species that can grow on contaminated soils; thephytoremediation of contaminated soils; tolerance, accumulation and detoxiﬁcation mechanisms of zinc, copper, arsenic,cadmium and vanadium in plants; the critical role of sulfur metabolism in heavy metal tolerance; the role of aquaticmacrophytes, plant growth-promoting bacteria, sugar crops and earthworms in detoxiﬁcation; and heavy metal stabilizationby promoting zeolite synthesis in soils.www.abe.pl 89

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Fizjologia Flowers on the Tree of Life Livia Wanntorp Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9780521765992 Rok wydania: 9/22/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 340,20 zł Po rabacie: 289,00 złGenetic and molecular studies have recently come to dominate botanical research at the expense of more traditionalmorphological approaches. This broad introduction to modern ﬂower systematics demonstrates the great potential thatﬂoral morphology has to complement molecular data in phylogenetic and evolutionary investigations. Contributions fromexperts in ﬂoral morphology and evolution take the reader through examples of how ﬂowers have diversiﬁed in a large varietyof lineages of extant and fossil ﬂowering plants. They explore angiosperm origins and the early evolution of ﬂowers andanalyse the signiﬁcance of morphological characters for phylogenetic reconstructions on the tree of life. The importance ofintegrating morphology into modern botanical research is highlighted through case studies exploring speciﬁc plant groupswhere morphological investigations are having a major impact. Examples include the clariﬁcation of phylogeneticrelationships and understanding the signiﬁcance and evolution of speciﬁc ﬂoral characters, such as pollination mechanismsand stamen and carpel numbers. 90 www.abe.pl

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Fizjologia Measuring Roots Stefano Mancuso Springer ISBN - 13: 9783642220661 Rok wydania: 10/26/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 634,51 zł Po rabacie: 539,00 złRoots represent half of the plant body -- and arguably the more interesting half. Despite its obvious importance for thewhole plant, until recently our knowledge of the root apparatus was very limited, mostly due to the inadequacy of thetechniques available. Recent advances in the visualization and measurement of roots have resulted in signiﬁcant progress inour understanding of root architecture, growth and behaviour. In this book international experts highlight the most advancedtechniques, both lab and ﬁeld methods, and discuss them in detail. Measuring Roots combines academic and practicalaspects of this topic, making it a universal handbook for all researchers and others interested in root-measuring methods.www.abe.pl 91

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Fizjologia Metal Toxicity in Plants: Perception, Signaling and Remediation Gupta Springer ISBN - 13: 9783642220807 Rok wydania: 9/1/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 592,20 zł Po rabacie: 503,00 złHeavy metal accumulation in soil and water from natural sources or anthropogenic activities have produced severeenvironmental contamination in some parts of the world due to the persistence of metals in the environment by theiraccumulation throughout the food chain. The purpose of this book is to present the most recent advances in this ﬁeld,mainly concerning the uptake and translocation of heavy metals in plants, mechanisms of toxicity, perception of metal andregulation of cell response under metal stress. Another key feature of this book is related to the studies on signaling andremediation processes in recent years, which have taken advantage of recent technological advances including omicapproaches. In recent years transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic studies have become very important tools foranalyzing both the dynamics of changes in gene expression and the proﬁles of protein and metabolites under heavy metalstress. This information is also very useful for plotting the complex signaling and metabolic network induced by heavymetals, in which hormones and reactive oxygen species (ROS) also play an important role. Understanding the mechanisminvolved in sequestration and hyperaccumulation is very important to developing new strategies of phytoremediation, whichare reviewed in several chapters of this book. The information included yields very stimulating insights into the mechanisminvolved in the regulation of plant responses to heavy metals, which in turn improve our knowledge of cell regulation undermetal stress and the use of plants for phytoremediation. 92 www.abe.pl

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Fizjologia Modeling Physiology of Crop Development, Growth and Yield Afshin Soltani CABI Publishing ISBN - 13: 9781845939700 Rok wydania: 3/1/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 566,72 zł Po rabacie: 482,00 złModel studies focus experimental investigations to improve our understanding and performance of systems. Concentratingon crop modelling, this book provides an introduction to the concepts of crop development, growth, and yield, with step-by-step outlines to each topic, suggested exercises and simple equations. A valuable text for students and researchers of cropdevelopment alike, this book is written in ﬁve parts that allow the reader to develop a solid foundation and coverage ofproduction models including water- and nitrogen-limited systems.www.abe.pl 93

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Fizjologia Photosynthesis Julian J. Eaton-Rye Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400715783 Rok wydania: 11/5/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 846,09 zł Po rabacie: 719,00 złPhotosynthesis: Plastid Biology, Energy Conversion and Carbon Assimilation was conceived as a comprehensive treatmenttouching on most of the processes important for photosynthesis. Most of the chapters provide a broad coverage that, it ishoped, will be accessible to advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers looking to broaden theirknowledge of photosynthesis. For biologists, biochemists, and biophysicists, this volume will provide quick backgroundunderstanding for the breadth of issues in photosynthesis that are important in research and instructional settings. Thisvolume will be of interest to advanced undergraduates in plant biology, and plant biochemistry and to graduate studentsand instructors wanting a single reference volume on the latest understanding of the critical components of photosynthesis. 94 www.abe.pl

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Fizjologia Photosynthesis in Silico Agu Laisk Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400726147 Rok wydania: 11/30/2011 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 1163,66 zł Po rabacie: 989,00 złPhotosynthesis in silico: Understanding Complexity from Molecules to Ecosystems is a unique book that aims to show anintegrated approach to the understanding of photosynthesis processes. In this volume - using mathematical modeling -processes are described from the biophysics of the interaction of light with pigment systems to the mutual interaction ofindividual plants and other organisms in canopies and large ecosystems, up to the global ecosystem issues. Chapters arewritten by 44 international authorities from 15 countries. Mathematics is a powerful tool for quantitative analysis. Properlyprogrammed, contemporary computers are able to mimic complicated processes in living cells, leaves, canopies andecosystems. These simulations - mathematical models - help us predict the photosynthetic responses of modeled systemsunder various combinations of environmental conditions, potentially occurring in nature, e.g., the responses of plantcanopies to globally increasing temperature and atmospheric CO2 concentration. Tremendous analytical power is neededto understand natures inﬁnite complexity at every level.www.abe.pl 95

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Fizjologia Phytohormones and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants Nafees A. Khan Springer ISBN - 13: 9783642258282 Rok wydania: 3/17/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 592,20 zł Po rabacie: 503,00 złPlants are sessile and prone to multiple stresses in the changing environmental conditions. Of the several strategies adoptedby plants to counteract the adverse effects of abiotic stress, phytohormones provide signals to allow plants to survive understress conditions. They are one of the key systems integrating metabolic and developmental events in the whole plant andthe response of plants to external factors and are essential for many processes throughout the life of a plant and inﬂuencethe yield and quality of crops. The book "Phytohormones and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants" summarizes the currentbody of knowledge on crosstalk between plant stresses under the inﬂuence of phytohormones, and provides state-of-the-art knowledge of recent developments in understanding the role of phytohormones and abiotic stress tolerance in plants.This book presents information on how modulation in phytohormone levels affect regulation of biochemical and molecularmechanisms. 96 www.abe.pl

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Fizjologia Plant Electrophysiology Volkov Springer ISBN - 13: 9783642291098 Rok wydania: 5/1/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 634,51 zł Po rabacie: 539,00 złThis book, written by the leading experts in the ﬁeld of plant electrophysiology, provides a comprehensive and up-to-dateoverview of the current state of knowledge on electrical signaling and responses in plant physiology. It covers a signiﬁcantinterdisciplinary area for a broad range of researchers, emphasizing the physical, chemical, biological, and technologicalaspects of plant electrophysiology, while also demonstrating the role of electrochemical processes and ion channels in plantlife cycles. Separate chapters describe the electrophysiology of the Venus ﬂytrap, the Telegraph plant, Mimosa pudica, andother interesting plant species. Subsequent sections focus on mechanisms of plant movement, the role of ion channels,morphing structures, and the effects of electrical signal transduction on photosynthesis and respiration. Further topicsinclude the electrophysiology of plant-insect interactions, how plants sense different environmental stresses and stimuli, andhow phytoactuators respond to them. All chapters analyze the generation and transmission of electrical signals in plants.www.abe.pl 97

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Fizjologia Plant Hormones Cutler Sean Springer ISBN - 13: 9781617379307 Rok wydania: 3/14/2012 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 359,47 zł Po rabacie: 306,00 złThe last ten years have witnessed a monumental increase in our understanding of plant hormones. A decade ago, scientistswere forced to rely on vague ideas about hormone action; today, these have been replaced by detailed molecular models.Given the rapid increase in our understanding of plant hormone biology, this comprehensive review could not have come ata better time. In Plant Hormones: Methods and Protocols, Second Edition, expert researchers explore the most currentgenetic, biochemical, analytical and chemical biological approaches for understanding plant hormone action, providing aconcise overview of methods and reagents needed to dissect plant signalling pathways using chemical genetic methods.Chapters address such topics as genetic methods of analysis using the model system Arabidopsis thaliana, biochemicalmethods for documenting interactions between hormones and receptors, the use of high-throughput sequencingtechnologies for microRNA analysis, and analytical approaches for measuring endogenous plant hormone levels, includingLC-MS and GC-MS based methods. Composed in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format,each chapter contains a brief introduction, step-by-step methods, a list of necessary materials, and a Notes section whichshares tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.Innovative and cutting edge, Plant Hormones: Methods and Protocols, Second Edition is an essential guide for all plantscientists who are facing the complex and challenging questions that will determine the future of this vital ﬁeld.www.abe.pl 99

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Fizjologia Plant Metabolomics Hardy Springer ISBN - 13: 9781617795930 Rok wydania: 2/1/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 465,25 zł Po rabacie: 396,00 złEstimation of the metabolite complement of plant material involves a wide range of techniques and technologies and thatbreadth continues to increase. Metabolomics research typically involves multiple sites for material preparation and analysisand most investigations are “high throughput”, meaning that chemical analysis of sample sets are inevitably carried out overan extended period of time. In, Plant Metabolomics: Methods and Protocols expert researchers in the ﬁeld detail many ofthe stages which are now commonly used to study plant metabolomics workﬂow. Stages of this workﬂow, up to andincluding the statistical analysis, accurate and detailed collection of meta-data are also essential for good processmanagement, to satisfy reporting requirements and to ensure wider interpretability and reuse results.Written in the highlysuccessful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists ofthe necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and key tips ontroubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Through and intuitive Plant Metabolomics: Methods and Protocols, seeks toaid scientists in the further study of the methods for all the stages of the plant metabolomics workﬂow. 100 www.abe.pl

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Fizjologia Plant Signalling Networks Wang Springer ISBN - 13: 9781617798085 Rok wydania: 5/1/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 401,78 zł Po rabacie: 342,00 złSignal transduction is the fundamental mechanism for regulation of cellular activities by environmental cues and regulatorysignals, and is particularly important for plants, whose survival requires proper physiological and developmental responsesto the environmental changes. Much progress has been made recently in the plant signal transduction research ﬁeld thanksto the development of diverse techniques which are covered in Plant Signalling Networks: Methods and Protocols. Theseinclude advanced research methods such as proteomics and mass spectrometry methods for studying protein modiﬁcation,biochemical and cell biological tools for studying protein-protein interactions, genomic techniques for dissecting protein-DNA interaction and transcription networks, and computation methods that integrate molecular network into plantdevelopmental processes. Written in the successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, chapters includeintroductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducibleprotocols, and notes on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Plant Signalling Networks: Methods and Protocolspresents well-honed methodologies for a wide range of research approaches including genetics, proteomics, biochemical,cell biological, and computational approaches, and seeks to serve both professionals and novices with a comprehensiveunderstanding of complex signaling networks in plants.www.abe.pl 101

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Fizjologia Plant Structure & Function: v. 4 Lisa Starr Cengage Learning ISBN - 13: 9781111580681 Rok wydania: 12/15/2011 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 96,33 zł Po rabacie: 82,00 złRenowned for its writing style and trendsetting art, "Plant Structure & Function" engages students with relevant applicationsand encourages critical thinking. The new edition offers a new Learning Roadmap in each chapter to help students gain afull understanding. Students are able to focus on key concepts, make connections to other concepts, and see where thematerial is leading. Helpful learning tools like the section-ending "Take-Home Messages" and the on-page running glossaryensure they grasp key points. Carefully balancing accessibility and the level of detail, the authors enable students to gobeyond rote memorization and prepare them to make important decisions in life that require an understanding of biologyand the process of science. 102 www.abe.pl

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Fizjologia Reactive Oxygen Species in Plant Signaling Luis Alfonso del Rio Springer ISBN - 13: 9783642242618 Rok wydania: 11/29/2011 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 719,14 zł Po rabacie: 611,00 złUntil recent years the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was generally considered to be a harmful process and agenerator of oxidative stress. But more recently this concept has been re-evaluated and the term "oxidative signaling" wascoined (Foyer and Noctor, 2005). This means that ROS generation is also an important component of the signaling networkof plants. Results obtained during the last decade have highlighted that ROS are key regulators of plant metabolism,morphology and development which are also used by plants to respond to environmental challenges. The role of ROS assignals for gene expression has been established, and ROS also modulate the activity of key signaling compounds such asMAP kinases. The volume of research into the roles of ROS in plants is currently growing and the purpose of this book is topresent recent advances in this ﬁeld.www.abe.pl 103

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Fizjologia Receptor-like Kinases in Plants Frans Tax Springer ISBN - 13: 9783642230431 Rok wydania: 1/20/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 634,51 zł Po rabacie: 539,00 złSequencing projects have revealed the presence of at least several hundred receptor kinases in a typical plant genome.Receptor kinases are therefore the largest family of primary signal transducers in plants, and their abundance suggests animmense signaling network that we have only just begun to uncover. Recent research ﬁndings indicate that individualreceptor kinases fulﬁll important roles in growth and development, in the recognition of pathogens and symbionts or, in afew examples, in both growth and defense. This volume will focus on the roles of receptor kinases, their signaling pathways,and the ways in which these important signaling proteins are regulated. 104 www.abe.pl

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Fizjologia Signaling and Communication in Plant Symbiosis Silvia Perotto Springer ISBN - 13: 9783642209659 Rok wydania: 9/21/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 634,51 zł Po rabacie: 539,00 złA multiplicity of biotrophic micro-organisms interact with plants in nature, forming symbiotic relationships that range frommutualism to antagonism. Microorganisms that have adopted biotrophy as a lifestyle are able to colonize the plant and oftento cross the plant cell boundaries by forming intracellular structures that are the site of nutrient uptake/exchange. Toestablish themselves within plant tissues, both mutualistic and pathogenic biotrophs need to overcome the plant defenseresponse through an exchange of molecular signals. Our knowledge of the nature of these signals and their function in theinteraction has rapidly increased over the last few years. This volume focuses on the genetic, molecular and cellularcomponents involved in the communication between partners of well-known symbioses, but also reports on the advancesfor less studied systems.www.abe.pl 105

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Fizjologia The Theory of Horticulture: Or, An Attempt to Explain the Principal Operations of Gardening Upon Physiological Principles John Lindley Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9781108037242 Rok wydania: 10/9/2011 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 119,01 zł Po rabacie: 101,00 złJohn Lindley (1799-1865) was an English horticulturalist who worked for Sir Joseph Banks and was later instrumental insaving the Royal Horticultural Society from ﬁnancial disaster. His earlier books on British plants were well received and hewas inﬂuential in the realm of botanical nomenclature, especially in orchidology. He was a proliﬁc author and many of hisbooks were aimed at a non-specialist readership. His aim in this work, published in 1840, was to provide the intelligentgardener, and the scientiﬁc amateur ...with the rationalia of the more important operations of horticulture. Beginning with achapter on seeds, the ﬁrst part of the book describes the life and structure of a plant - the root, the stem, the leaves, theﬂowers and the fruit. The second part moves on to practical topics, such as ventilation and seed-saving, as well as pruningand potting, explaining many basic concepts of plant cultivation. 106 www.abe.pl

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Fizjologia Turfgrass Physiology and Stress Adaptation Bingru Huang Iowa State University Press ISBN - 13: 9780813817224 Rok wydania: 4/15/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 283,44 zł Po rabacie: 241,00 złTurfgrass Physiology and Stress Adaptation is a comprehensive reference work on the science and management ofturfgrass plants. Examining how turfgrass plants grow, how they adapt to various environmental conditions, and how theyare managed in areas with limited resources, this book approaches the subject from both a physiological and environmentalstandpoint. Encompassing both the basic science and applied practices for maintaining turf, Turfgrass Physiology andStress Adaptation is a valuable resource for both scientiﬁc knowledge and practical technique. Divided into four sections,the book begins with an introduction to warm-season and cool-season turfgrass species. Other key topics include acomprehensive discussion on physiological and metabolic processes controlling turfgrass growth and development, anexamination of the ways turfgrass plants cope with environmental stresses, and the potential role biotechnology will play inenhancing turf in the future. Aimed primarily at turfgrass educators, scientists, practitioners, and students, TurfgrassPhysiology and Stress Adaptation is an invaluable tool for anyone interested in turfgrass science and management.www.abe.pl 107

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Genetyka i genomika Bioinformatics for Biologists Pavel A. Pevzner Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9781107648876 Rok wydania: 9/15/2011 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 226,80 zł Po rabacie: 193,00 złThe computational education of biologists is changing to prepare students for facing the complex datasets of todays lifescience research. In this concise textbook, the authors fresh pedagogical approaches lead biology students from ﬁrstprinciples towards computational thinking. A team of renowned bioinformaticians take innovative routes to introducecomputational ideas in the context of real biological problems. Intuitive explanations promote deep understanding, usinglittle mathematical formalism. Self-contained chapters show how computational procedures are developed and applied tocentral topics in bioinformatics and genomics, such as the genetic basis of disease, genome evolution or the tree of lifeconcept. Using bioinformatic resources requires a basic understanding of what bioinformatics is and what it can do. Ratherthan just presenting tools, the authors - each a leading scientist - engage the students problem-solving skills, preparingthem to meet the computational challenges of their life science careers. 108 www.abe.pl

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Genetyka i genomika Computational Approaches in Cheminformatics and Bioinformatics Rajarshi Guha Wiley ISBN - 13: 9780470384411 Rok wydania: 2/20/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 436,31 zł Po rabacie: 371,00 złComputational Approaches in Cheminformatics and Bioinformatics explores for the ﬁrst time the unique connection betweencheminformatics and bioinformatics. This revolutionary resource demonstrates how integrating these two seemingly differentdisciplines allows one to computationally address discovery and identiﬁcation of biological systems in relation to futuredevelopment. Additionally, the book includes insights from experts from public (NIH), academic, and industrial sources(Novartis, Pﬁzer). Scientists will ﬁnd this ground-breaking book essential to the advancement of drug discovery and the issueof chemical control and manipulation of such systems.www.abe.pl 109

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Genetyka i genomika Crop Adaptation to Climate Change Shyam Singh Yadav Iowa State University Press ISBN - 13: 9780813820163 Rok wydania: 10/3/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 918,75 zł Po rabacie: 781,00 złA major task of our time is to ensure adequate food supplies for the worlds current population (now nearing 7 billion) in asustainable way while protecting the vital functions and biological diversity of the global environment. The task of providingfor a growing population is likely to be even more difﬁcult in view of actual and potential changes in climatic conditions dueto global warming, and as the population continues to grow. Current projections suggest that the worlds temperatures willrise 1.8-4.0 by 2100 and population may reach 8 billion by the year 2025 and some 9 billion by mid-century, after which itmay stabilize. This book addresses these critical issues by presenting the science needed not only to understand climatechange effects on crops but also to adapt current agricultural systems, particularly in regard to genetics, to the changingconditions. Crop Adaptation to Climate Change covers a spectrum of issues related to both crops and climatic conditions.The ﬁrst two sections provide a foundation on the factors involved in climate stress, assessing current climate change byregion and covering crop physiological responses to these changes. The third and ﬁnal section contains chapters focusedon speciﬁc crops and the current research to improve their genetic adaptation to climate change. Written by an internationalteam of authors, Crop Adaptation to Climate Change is a timely look at the potentially serious consequences of climatechange for our global food supply, and is an essential resource for academics, researchers and professionals in the ﬁelds ofcrop science, agronomy, plant physiology and molecular biology 110 www.abe.pl

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Genetyka i genomika EMBOSS Users Guide: Practical Bioinformatics Peter M. Rice Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9780521607254 Rok wydania: 6/16/2011 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 172,20 zł Po rabacie: 146,00 złThe European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite (EMBOSS) is a well established, high quality package of open sourcesoftware tools for molecular biology. It includes over 200 applications for molecular sequence analysis and generalbioinformatics including sequence alignment, rapid database searching and sequence retrieval, motif identiﬁcation andpattern analysis and much more. The EMBOSS Users Guide is the ofﬁcial and deﬁnitive guide to the package, containingcomprehensive information and practical instructions from the people who developed it: * No prior experience withEMBOSS necessary * Set up and maintenance - get up and running quickly * Hands-on tutorial - learn EMBOSS the easyway, by working through practical examples * Data types and ﬁle formats - learn about the biological data that can bemanipulated and analysed * In-depth explanation of the EMBOSS command line - learn advanced power user features *Practical guides to popular EMBOSS GUIs (wEMBOSS and Jemboss) 112 www.abe.pl

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Genetyka i genomika Fruit Breeding Badenes Springer ISBN - 13: 9781441907622 Rok wydania: 2/1/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 868,35 zł Po rabacie: 738,00 złFruit Breeding is the eighth volume in the Handbook of Plant Breeding series. Like the other volumes in the series, thisvolume presents information on the latest scientiﬁc information in applied plant breeding using the current advances in theﬁeld, from an efﬁcient use of genetic resources to the impact of biotechnology in plant breeding. The majority of the volumeshowcases individual crops, complemented by sections dealing with important aspects of fruit breeding as trends,marketing and protection of new varieties, health beneﬁts of fruits and new crops in the horizon. The book also featurescontributions from outstanding scientists for each crop species.Maria Luisa BadenesInstituto Valenciano de InvestigacionesAgrarias (IVIA), Valencia, SpainDavid ByrneDepartment of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&amp;M University, CollegeStation, TX, USAwww.abe.pl 113

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Genetyka i genomika Functional Genomics and Evolution of Photosynthetic Systems Burnap Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400715325 Rok wydania: 9/16/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 884,38 zł Po rabacie: 752,00 złNew possibilities have been brought about by the stunning number of genomic sequences becoming available forphotosynthetic organisms. This new world of whole genome sequence data spans the phyla from photosynthetic microbesto algae to higher plants. These whole genome projects are intrinsically interesting, but also inform the variety of othermolecular sequence databases including the recent meta-genomic sequencing efforts that analyze entire communities oforganisms. As impressive as they are, are obviously only the beginning of the effort to decipher the biological meaningencoded within them. This book aims to highlight progress in this direction. This book aims toward a genome-levelunderstanding of the structure, function, and evolution of photosynthetic systems and the advantages accrued from theavailability of phyletically diverse sets of gene sequences for the major components of the photosynthetic apparatus. Whilenot meant to be fully comprehensive in terms of the topics covered, it does provide detailed views of speciﬁc cases andthereby illustrates important new directions that are being taken in this fast-moving ﬁeld—a ﬁeld that involves the integrationof bioinformatics, molecular biology, physiology, and ecology. 114 www.abe.pl

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Genetyka i genomika Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Cool Season Grain Legumes Marcelino Perez de la Vega Taylor & Francis ISBN - 13: 9781578087655 Rok wydania: 9/22/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 563,85 zł Po rabacie: 479,00 złCool season grain legumes including pea, faba bean, lentil, chickpea, and grass pea are extensively grown in many parts ofthe world. They are a primary source of proteins in human diet. This volume deals with the most recent advances ingenetics, genomics, and breeding of these crops. The "state of the art" for the individual crops differswww.abe.pl 115

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Genetyka i genomika Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Cucurbits Yi-Hong Wang Taylor & Francis ISBN - 13: 9781578087662 Rok wydania: 11/11/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 504,63 zł Po rabacie: 429,00 złThe last two decades has been the most exciting period in cucurbit genetic, genomic, and breeding research especially forcucumber, melon, and watermelon. In addition, cucumber became the ﬁrst cucurbit to be sequenced, after other ﬁeld cropssuch as rice, sorghum, soybean, and maize. This book provides an in-depth review of the state of the art of genetic andgenomic research conducted in cucurbits in 13 chapters by 34 internationally renowned scientists and will be useful tocucurbit researchers as well as scientists working in other crops. 116 www.abe.pl

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Genetyka i genomika Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Oilseed Brassicas Dave Edwards Taylor & Francis ISBN - 13: 9781578087204 Rok wydania: 9/12/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 465,15 zł Po rabacie: 395,00 złThe book describes the history of Brassica oilseed crops, introduces the Brassica genome, its evolution, diversity, classicalgenetic studies, and breeding. It also delves into molecular genetic linkage and physical maps, progress with genomesequencing initiatives, mutagenesis approaches for trait improvement, proteomics, metabolomics, and bioinformatics. Theconcluding portion provides detailed methods for whole genome marker assisted breeding and the genetics and genomicsof important traits including disease resistance, herbivory, insect and abiotic stress resistance, and discusses the futureprospects for Brassica improvement through genomics. This volume provides a state-of-the-moment view of currentBrassica genetics, genomics, and breeding research, which is the foundation for the continued understanding of oilseedBrassica species, their genomes, evolution, and further potential as important food and biofuel crops.www.abe.pl 117

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Genetyka i genomika Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding of Bananas Michael Pillay, George Ude, Chittaranjan Kole Taylor & Francis ISBN - 13: 9781578087884 Rok wydania: 3/12/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 436,53 zł Po rabacie: 371,00 złThis book is to gathers, in one volume, the latest information on the genomic researches of Musa. A group of leadingexperts in Musa genetics, genomics and breeding contributed to this volume in a style that will be understood by studentsand researchers. This book provides basic as well as advanced information for those interested in learning more about thebanana genome and its improvement as well for those pursuing further research in the crop.www.abe.pl 119

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Genetyka i genomika Genomics of Cultivated Palms V. Arunachalam Elsevier ISBN - 13: 9780123877369 Rok wydania: 12/12/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 481,95 zł Po rabacie: 410,00 złBioinformatics offers novel tools and resources to analyze plant genomes and genes. The complete genomes of twoimportant commercial palms (dates and oil palm) have recently been sequenced. This offers scope for many computationaltools to decipher the synteny, collinearity and common and unique genes of palms. This book reviews the latestdevelopments in this ﬁeld. It includes the latest information on the molecular breeding and bioinformatics of palms. It coverspast and current work and future opportunities. It is written in simple language avoiding technical jargon. 120 www.abe.pl

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Genetyka i genomika MicroRNAs in Plant Development and Stress Responses Sunkar Springer ISBN - 13: 9783642273834 Rok wydania: 2/1/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 592,20 zł Po rabacie: 503,00 złPrecise regulation of gene expression in both time and space is vital to plant growth, development and adaptation to bioticand abiotic stress conditions. This is achieved by multiple mechanisms, with perhaps the most important control beingexerted at the level of transcription. However, with the recent discovery of microRNAs another ubiquitous mode of generegulation that occurs at the post-transcriptional level has been identiﬁed. MicroRNAs can silence gene expression bytargeting complementary or partially complementary mRNAs for degradation or translational inhibition. Recent studies haverevealed that microRNAs play fundamental roles in plant growth and development, as well as in adaptation to biotic andabiotic stresses. This book highlights the roles of individual miRNAs that control and regulate diverse aspects of plantprocesses.www.abe.pl 121

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Genetyka i genomika Plant Genome Diversity Volume 1 Wendel Springer ISBN - 13: 9783709111291 Rok wydania: 3/1/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 592,20 zł Po rabacie: 503,00 złIn this timely new 2-volume treatise, experts from around the world have banded together to produce a ﬁrst-of-its-kindsynopsis of the exciting and fast moving ﬁeld of plant evolutionary genomics. In Volume I of Plant Genome Diversity, anupdate is provided on what we have learned from plant genome sequencing projects. This is followed by more focusedchapters on the various genomic “residents” of plant genomes, including transposable elements, centromeres, small RNAs,and the evolutionary dynamics of genes and non-coding sequences. Attention is drawn to advances in our understanding ofplant mitochondrial and plastid genomes, as well as the signiﬁcance of duplication in genic evolution and the non-independent evolution among sequences in plant genomes. Finally, Volume I provides an introduction to the vibrant newfrontier of plant epigenomics, describing the current state of our knowledge and the evolutionary implications of theepigenomic landscape. 122 www.abe.pl

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Genetyka i genomika Tag-Based Next Generation Sequencing Matthias Harbers Wiley ISBN - 13: 9783527328192 Rok wydania: 12/7/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 850,50 zł Po rabacie: 723,00 złTag-based approaches were originally designed to increase the throughput of capillary sequencing, where concatemers ofshort sequences were ﬁrst used in expression proﬁling. New Next Generation Sequencing methods largely extended the useof tag-based approaches as the tag lengths perfectly match with the short read length of highly parallel sequencingreactions. Tag-based approaches will maintain their important role in life and biomedical science, because longer readlengths are often not required to obtain meaningful data for many applications. Whereas genome re-sequencing and denovo sequencing will beneﬁt from ever more powerful sequencing methods, analytical applications can be performed by tag-based approaches, where the focus shifts from sequencing power to better means of data analysis and visualization forcommon users. Today Next Generation Sequence data require powerful bioinformatics expertise that has to be convertedinto easy-to-use data analysis tools. The books intention is to give an overview on recently developed tag-basedapproaches along with means of their data analysis together with introductions to Next-Generation Sequencing Methods,protocols and user guides to be an entry for scientists to tag-based approaches for Next Generation Sequencing.www.abe.pl 123

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Genetyka i genomika The Pollination Biology of North American Orchids: Volume 2 Argue Springer ISBN - 13: 9781461406211 Rok wydania: 9/21/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 592,20 zł Po rabacie: 503,00 złRecent studies have revealed remarkable complexity and diversity in orchid-pollinator relationships. These studies comprisea vast literature currently scattered in numerous, often obscure, journals and books. The Pollination Biology of NorthAmerican Orchids brings together, for the ﬁrst time, a comprehensive treatment of this information for all native andintroduced North American orchids found north of Mexico and Florida. It provides detailed information on geneticcompatibility, breeding systems, pollinators, pollination mechanisms, fruiting success, and limiting factors for each species.Distribution, habitat, and ﬂoral morphology are also summarized. In addition, detailed line drawings emphasize orchidreproductive organs and their adaptation to known pollinators. This, the second of two volumes, treats the subfamilyOrchidoideae with the tribe Cranichideae. This is followed by examination of the seven North American tribes of subfamilyEpidendroideae and the single North American tribe of subfamily Vanilloideae. The Pollination Biology of North AmericanOrchids will be of interest to both regional and international audiences including:Researchers and students in this ﬁeld ofstudy who are currently required to search through the scattered literature to obtain the information gatheredhere.Researchers and students in related ﬁelds with an interest in the co-evolution of plants and insects.Conservationspecialists who need to understand both the details of orchid reproduction and the identity of primary pollinators in order toproperly manage the land for both.Orchid breeders who require accurate and current information on orchid breedingsystems. General readers with an interest in orchid biology. Charles Argue, Ph.D., is a plant biologist at the University ofMinnesota specializing in the study of pollen grains. His articles have appeared in numerous journals including the AmericanJournal of Botany, International Journal of Plant Sciences (formerly Botanical Gazette), Botany (formerly Canadian Journal... 124 www.abe.pl

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Genetyka i genomika Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources Kole Springer ISBN - 13: 9783642212000 Rok wydania: 9/1/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 634,51 zł Po rabacie: 539,00 złWild crop relatives are now playing a signiﬁcant part in the elucidation and improvement of the genomes of their cultivatedcounterparts. This work includes comprehensive examinations of the status, origin, distribution, morphology, cytology,genetic diversity and available genetic and genomic resources of numerous wild crop relatives, as well as of their evolutionand phylogenetic relationship. Further topics include their role as model plants, genetic erosion and conservation efforts, andtheir domestication for the purposes of bioenergy, phytomedicines, nutraceuticals and phytoremediation.Wild CropRelatives: Genomic and Breeding Resources comprises 10 volumes on Cereals, Millets and Grasses, Oilseeds, LegumeCrops and Forages, Vegetables, Temperate Fruits, Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, Industrial Crops, Plantation andOrnamental Crops, and Forest Trees. It contains 125 chapters written by nearly 400 well-known authors from about 40countries.www.abe.pl 125

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Leśnictwo Carbon Sequestration Potential of Agroforestry Systems B. Mohan Kumar Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400716292 Rok wydania: 8/5/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 719,14 zł Po rabacie: 611,00 złTree based production systems abound especially in the tropics. Despite the pervasiveness of such multipurpose trees-outside-forest resources, they have not attracted adequate attention in the development paradigms of many nation states.These multispecies production systems impact the ecosystem processes favourably. Yet, our understanding of the diversityattributes and carbon dynamics under agroforestry is not adequate. This book focuses on the role of multispeciesproduction systems involving tree and crop species as a means for carbon sequestration and thereby reduce atmosphericcarbon dioxide levels. Sixteen chapters organized into three broad sections titled: Measurement and Estimation,Agrobiodiversity and Tree Management, and Policy and Socioeconomic Aspects represent a cross section of theopportunities and challenges in current research and emerging issues in harnessing carbon sequestration potential ofagroforestry systems. 126 www.abe.pl

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Leśnictwo Continuous Cover Forestry Timo Pukkala Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400722019 Rok wydania: 10/15/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 634,51 zł Po rabacie: 539,00 złAlthough the majority of the worlds forest ecosystems are dominated by uneven-sized multi-species stands, forestmanagement practice and theory has focused on the development of plantation monocultures to maximize the supply oftimber at low cost. Societal expectations are changing, however, and uneven-aged multi-species ecosystems, selectivelymanaged as Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF), are often believed to be superior to monocultures in addressing a widerange of expectations. This book presents methods which are relevant to CCF management and planning: analysing foreststructures, silvicultural and planning, economic evaluation, based on examples in Europe, Asia, Africa and North and SouthAmerica.www.abe.pl 127

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Leśnictwo Endophytes of Forest Trees Anna Maria Pirttila Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400715981 Rok wydania: 7/11/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 634,51 zł Po rabacie: 539,00 złFound in every plant species, the diversity of endophytic micro-organisms can be extremely high within different plantorgans and tissue types. In trees, their ecological roles with respect to host tree can vary from latent pathogens orsaprophytes to neutral commensalists and mutualists. Given their high diversity, and their bio-active nature, endophytes arecurrently being associated with a role in tree health against insect herbivores and fungal pathogens, as well as improvingtree properties in phytoremediation. Meanwhile there is increasing interest in the potential of some tree endophytes as newsources of drug compounds. The ﬁrst book on tree endophytes in several years, and containing contributions from leadingauthors in the ﬁeld, this book provides an important reference text for professional researchers and advanced students. 128 www.abe.pl

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Leśnictwo Evolutionary Dynamics of Forests Under Climate Change Claire G. Williams (Duke University) Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400719354 Rok wydania: 10/20/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 592,20 zł Po rabacie: 503,00 złFocusing on the example of the "Lost Pines forest of Texas", this book contextualises the present-day conservation of theLost Pines within its wealth of historical and geological records. This in turn presents a realistic example for examiningevolutionary dynamics models and how they can guide management of temperate pine forests under the uncertainty offuture climate change. Synthesising knowledge from many scholarly disciplines, and presenting the latest knowledge onhow temperate forests respond to climate change, the book provides insight into how resource professionals actually solvecomplex multi-layered problems. A useful aid for forest management professionals and for advanced students andprofessionals in ecology, the book is a valuable resource for researchers and professionals, which can also be used as aclassroom exercise for spatial imaging, testing virtual simulations and developing ﬁeld-based research questions.www.abe.pl 129

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Leśnictwo Forest Health: An Integrated Perspective John D. Castello Cambridge University Press ISBN - 13: 9780521747417 Rok wydania: 5/19/2011 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 172,20 zł Po rabacie: 146,00 złForest Health: An Integrated Perspective is the ﬁrst book to deﬁne an ecologically rational, conceptual framework that uniﬁesand integrates the many sub-disciplines that comprise the science of forest health and protection. This new global approachapplies to boreal, temperate, tropical, natural, managed, even-aged, uneven-aged and urban forests, as well as plantations.Readers of the text can use real datasets to assess the sustainability of four forests around the world. Datasets for the casestudies are at www.cambridge.org/9780521766692, and the text provides stepwise instructions for performing thecalculations in Microsoft Excel. Readers can follow along as the editors perform the same calculations and interpret theresults. Elevating forest health from a fuzzy concept to an ecologically sound paradigm, this is essential reading forundergraduate and graduate students and professionals interested in forest health, protection, entomology, pathology andecology. 130 www.abe.pl

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Leśnictwo Forests in Development: A Vital Balance Tomas Schlichter Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400725751 Rok wydania: 11/23/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 422,94 zł Po rabacie: 360,00 złForests in Development: A Vital Balance, shows some of the main advances in forestry over the six years spanning betweenthe XII World Forestry Congress in Canada and the XIII WFC held in Buenos Aires. The book covers most of the themes ofthe XIII WFC, from biodiversity through production, policies, environmental services, and economic aspects, linked bysustainability. It provides a comprehensive view of forestry today, conveying its different aspects through one solid pieceaddressed by authors whose work denotes a concept of sustainable forest management which is not so much a puzzlelaboriously put together as a many-faced unity, steered to achieve ultimately a better quality of living for present and futuregenerations. 132 www.abe.pl

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Leśnictwo Growing from Seed Celeste Lacuna-Richman Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400722491 Rok wydania: 10/5/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 422,94 zł Po rabacie: 360,00 złSocial Forestry and its most well-known variant, Community Forestry, have been practiced almost as long as people haveused forests. During this time, forests have provided people with countless goods and services, including wood, medicine,food, clean water and recreation. In making use of forest resources, people throughout history have frequently organizedthemselves and established both formal and informal rules. However, just as the discipline of Forestry had previously limitedand concentrated the function of forests to the timber it provides, the popular understanding of Social Forestry hasrestricted it to a Forestry sub-topic that deals with welfare, without any connection to income-generation, and is practicedonly in developing countries. This volume introduces the concepts of Social Forestry to the student, gives examples of itspractice around the world and attempts to anticipate developments in its future. It aims to widen the concept of SocialForestry from a sub-practice within Forestry to a practice that will make Forestry relevant in countries where woodproduction alone is no longer the main reason for keeping land forested, thereby rediscovering and redeﬁning this importanttopic.www.abe.pl 133

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Leśnictwo Managing Forest Carbon in a Changing Climate Mark S Ashton Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400722316 Rok wydania: 12/31/2011 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 295,99 zł Po rabacie: 252,00 złThe goal of this volume is to provide guidance for advanced students, land managers and policymakers seeking tounderstand the complex science and policy of forest carbon as it relates to tangible problems of forest management and themore abstract problems of addressing drivers of deforestation and negotiating policy frameworks for reducing emissionsfrom forests. It is an attempt at a comprehensive state-of-the-art review, encompassing the science of carbon sequestrationin forests, management of forests for carbon and other values, and the socio-economic and policy implications andchallenges of managing forests for carbon.Forests are critical to mitigating the effects of global climate change because they are large storehouses of carbon and havethe ability to continually absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But today, emissions from land use, land use change,and forestry, mostly due to deforestation in the tropics, are estimated at 17% of total annual global CO2 emissions, a ﬁgurelarger than the transportation sector. While the basic principles of the carbon cycle are well known, there are signiﬁcantuncertainties about the actual behavior of many of its sinks and sources. Much work has been done on the science of forestcarbon, deforestation, and various climate policy responses, however, what is lacking is a comprehensive review of allaspects of the challenge. This book provides such a review by taking a holistic perspective on the subject. By creating apublication that outlines the research that has been done on forest carbon, pointing out what we know and what we don’tknow, and the implications for policy decisions. 134 www.abe.pl

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Leśnictwo National Forest Inventories: Contributions to Forest Biodiversity Assessments Gherardo Chirici Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400704817 Rok wydania: 1/7/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 592,20 zł Po rabacie: 503,00 złForest biodiversity is crucial to the ecological, economic, and social well-being of earth’s civilisations. Unfortunately,however, forest biodiversity is threatened to a serious degree in nearly all countries. Therefore, many countries have agreedto be parties to international agreements focused on maintaining, restoring, and monitoring biodiversity; further, thesecountries have agreed to report to international bodies on forest biodiversity status and trends. NFIs are the primary sourceof large-scale information available for this purpose, but the large variety of deﬁnitions, protocols, sampling designs, and plotconﬁgurations used by NFIs makes comparable international reporting extremely difﬁcult. This book presents the results ofWorking Group 3 of COST Action E43 in the development of harmonization techniques for common reporting of estimatesof forest biodiversity indicators using NFI data. Harmonization tests were carried out on a large common data basecontaining raw NFI data from 13 European countries and the USA. With its collection of practical examples for theestimation of forest biodiversity indicators, it’s a practical tool for anyone involved in forest inventories and in forest resourcemonitoring and management as well as for those involved in biodiversity assessment and reporting.www.abe.pl 135

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Leśnictwo Non-Timber Forest Products in the Global Context Sheona Shackleton Springer ISBN - 13: 9783642179822 Rok wydania: 3/26/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 592,20 zł Po rabacie: 503,00 złThis book provides a comprehensive, global synthesis of current knowledge on the potential and challenges associated withthe multiple roles, use, management and marketing of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) around the world. There hasbeen a great deal of research and policy effort surrounding NTFPs over the last two and half decades. The book exploresthe evolution of sentiments regarding the potential of NTFPs in promoting options for sustainable multi-purpose forestmanagement, income generation and poverty alleviation. Based on a critical analysis of the debates and discourses itemploys a systematic approach to present a balanced and realistic perspective on the beneﬁts and challenges associatedwith NTFP use and management within local livelihoods and landscapes, supported with case examples from both thesouthern and northern hemispheres throughout. The book covers all dimensions, including the social, economic andecological, and closes with an examination of future prospects and research directions. 136 www.abe.pl

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Leśnictwo Peatland Biogeochemistry and Watershed Hydrology at the Marcell Experimental Forest Randall Kolka Taylor & Francis ISBN - 13: 9781439814246 Rok wydania: 2/22/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 504,63 zł Po rabacie: 429,00 złThe Marcell Experimental Forest (MEF) in Minnesota serves as a living laboratory and provides scientists with a fundamentalunderstanding of peatland hydrology, acid rain impacts, nutrient and carbon cycling, trace gas emissions, and controls onmercury transport in boreal watersheds. Its important role in scientiﬁc research continues to grow as the data gatheredoffers invaluable insight into environmental changes over the last century and goes far in answering many of todayspressing questions at landscape and global scales. Synthesizing ﬁve decades of research, Peatland Biogeochemistry andWatershed Hydrology at the Marcell Experimental Forest includes hundreds of research publications, dozens of graduatetheses, and even some previously unpublished studies. Research at the MEF has been at the forefront of many scientiﬁcdisciplines and these 15 chapters offer the depth and breadth of long-term studies on hydrology, biogeochemistry, ecology,and forest management on peatland watersheds at the MEF. Focusing on peatlands, lakes, and upland landscapes, thebook begins with the pioneering research on hydrology done during the 1960s. It presents the innovative 1970s studies ofatmospheric depositionwww.abe.pl 137

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Leśnictwo Post-ﬁre Management and Restoration of Southern European Forests Francisco Moreira Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400722071 Rok wydania: 11/2/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 634,51 zł Po rabacie: 539,00 złIn spite of all the efforts made in ﬁre prevention and suppression, every year about 45 000 forest ﬁres occur in Europe,burning ca. 0.5 million hectares of forests and other rural lands. The management of these burned forests has been givenmuch less attention than ﬁre prevention or ﬁre suppression issues, but the post-ﬁre management of burned areas raisesstrong concerns (economic and social impacts, soil erosion and water quality, biodiversity loss, forest restoration). Althoughthere are a few publications which address post-ﬁre management, the focus of these has been either on generalapproaches to restoration or speciﬁc topics such as preventing post-ﬁre soil erosion. This book is about the post-ﬁremanagement of ﬁre-prone forest types in southern Europe. It provides the ﬁrst comprehensive overview of the topic, rangingfrom stand-level to landscape-level management, and from emergency actions to long-term restoration approaches. 138 www.abe.pl

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Leśnictwo Private or Socialistic Forestry? Matti Palo Springer ISBN - 13: 9789048138951 Rok wydania: 2/15/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 634,51 zł Po rabacie: 539,00 złWhile deforestation continues at an alarming rate around the world, discussions on the range of underlying causes continue.The premise is that studying successful transitions from deforestation to sustainable forestry ex post in Finland can providenovel insights into how deforestation in the tropics might be reduced in the future. Our fundamental question here is whyFinland succeeded to stop deforestation a century ago and why not the same is feasible in the contemporary tropicalcountries? This book presents a novel integrated theory within which this case study on Finland and contemporary modelingof underlying causes of tropical deforestation are developed. Finland remains the worlds second largest net exporter offorest products, while maintaining the highest forest cover in Europe. A transition from deforestation to sustainable industrialforestry took place in Finland during the ﬁrst part of the 20th century. The underlying causes of this transition are comparedvia our theory with deforestation in 74 contemporary tropical countries. Both appear similar and support our theory. Theinteraction of public policies and market institutions has appeared to be critical during this transition. The studys ﬁndingssuggest that private forest ownership with a continuous increase in the real value of forests and alleviation of poverty undernon-corruptive conditions has been a necessary, but not a sufﬁcient, condition for this transition. In a parallel way publicpolicies have also proved to be a necessary, but not sufﬁcient, condition in this transition. The conclusion is that socialisticforestry along with corruption is artiﬁcially maintaining too low values in the tropical forests. The opportunity cost ofsustainable forestry remains too high and deforestation by extensiﬁcation of agriculture therefore continues. The prevailingsocialistic forestry with dominating public forest ownership is by purpose maintaining administratively set low stumpageprices leading to low value of forests, wide corruption and continuous forest degradation and deforestation...www.abe.pl 139

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Leśnictwo Silviculture in the Tropics Sven Gunter Springer ISBN - 13: 9783642199851 Rok wydania: 6/26/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 719,14 zł Po rabacie: 611,00 złThis book integrates the latest global developments in forestry science and practice and their relevance for the sustainablemanagement of tropical forests. The inﬂuence of social dimensions on the development of silvicultural concepts is anotherspotlight. Ecology and silvicultural options form all tropical continents, and forest formations from dry to moist forests andfrom lowland to mountain forests are covered. Review chapters which guide readers through this complex subject integratenumerous illustrative and quantitative case studies by experts from all over the world. On the basis of a cross-sectionalevaluation of the case studies presented, the authors put forward possible silvicultural contributions towards sustainability ina changing world. The book is addressed to a broad readership from forestry and environmental disciplines. 140 www.abe.pl

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Leśnictwo Size- and Age-related Changes in Tree Structure and Function Frederick C. Meinzer Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400712416 Rok wydania: 7/1/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 634,51 zł Po rabacie: 539,00 złMillions of trees live and grow all around us, and we all recognize the vital role they play in the worlds ecosystems. Publicitycampaigns exhort us to plant yet more. Yet until recently comparatively little was known about the root causes of thephysical changes that attend their growth. Since trees typically increase in size by three to four orders of magnitude in theirjourney to maturity, this gap in our knowledge has been a crucial issue to address. Here at last is a synthesis of the currentstate of our knowledge about both the causes and consequences of ontogenetic changes in key features of tree structureand function. During their ontogeny, trees undergo numerous changes in their physiological function, the structure andmechanical properties of their wood, and overall architecture and allometry. This book examines the central interplaybetween these changes and tree size and age. It also explores the impact these changes can have, at the level of theindividual tree, on the emerging characteristics of forest ecosystems at various stages of their development. The analysisoffers an explanation for the importance of discriminating between the varied physical properties arising from the nexus ofsize and age, as well as highlighting the implications these ontogenetic changes have for commercial forestry and climatechange. This important and timely summation of our knowledge base in this area, written by highly respected researchers,will be of huge interest, not only to researchers, but also to forest managers and silviculturists.www.abe.pl 141

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Leśnictwo The Sirex Woodwasp and Its Fungal Symbiont:: Research and Management of a Worldwide Invasive Pest Bernard Slippers Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400719590 Rok wydania: 10/20/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 634,51 zł Po rabacie: 539,00 złThe Sirex woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, is the most important invasive alien insect pest of Pinus plantations in the SouthernHemisphere. It now also threatens pines in North America. This book brings together the worldwide knowledge ofresearchers from Universities and Government institutions, as well as forest industry practitioners that have worked on thepest. Importantly, it is the ﬁrst comprehensive treatment of the subject since S. noctilio was discovered outside its nativerange around 1900. The book covers all aspects of the biology and management of S. noctilio, including aspects of theinsects taxonomy, general life history, host-plant relationships, population dynamics, chemical ecology and symbiosis withthe fungus Amylostereum areolatum. The book also contains a comprehensive synthesis of the history and current status ofthe pest and worldwide efforts to control it, including biological control, silviculture and quarantine. 142 www.abe.pl

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Leśnictwo Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge John A. Parrotta Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400721432 Rok wydania: 10/15/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 719,14 zł Po rabacie: 611,00 złExploring a topic of vital and ongoing importance, Traditional Forest Knowledge examines the history, current status andtrends in the development and application of traditional forest knowledge by local and indigenous communities worldwide. Itconsiders the interplay between traditional beliefs and practices and formal forest science and interrogates the often uneasyrelationship between these different knowledge systems. The contents also highlight efforts to conserve and promotetraditional forest management practices that balance the environmental, economic and social objectives of forestmanagement. It places these efforts in the context of recent trends towards the devolution of forest management authorityin many parts of the world. The book includes regional chapters covering North America, South America, Africa, Europe,Asia and the Australia-Paciﬁc region. As well as relating the general factors mentioned above to these speciﬁc areas, thesechapters cover issues of special regional signiﬁcance, such as the importance of traditional knowledge and practices forfood security, economic development and cultural identity. Other chapters examine topics ranging from key policy issues tothe signiﬁcant programs of regional and international organisations, and from research ethics and best practices for scientiﬁcstudy of traditional knowledge to the adaptation of traditional forest knowledge to climate change and globalisation.www.abe.pl 143

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Ogrodnictwo i rolnictwo Agronomy and Economy of Black Pepper and Cardamom: The "King" and "Queen" of Spices K. P. Prabhakaran Nair Elsevier ISBN - 13: 9780123918659 Rok wydania: 7/15/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 481,95 zł Po rabacie: 410,00 złKnown as the King of spices, black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) and the Queen of spices, cardamom (Elettaria cardamomumM.), both perennial crops of the tropics, are the most important and most widely sought after spice crops of the world. Theyboth have many uses, for example, both are used as ﬂavourings and as a medicine. This book provides a comprehensivereview of these two very important spice crops, covering origin, history, geographical distribution, production, economy andtheir uses. It discusses the two major spices of great economic value to the developing world. The author is an eminentscientist who has won numerous awards for his work in this area.www.abe.pl 145

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Ogrodnictwo i rolnictwo Distillers Grains: Production, Properties, and Utilization Keshun Liu Aocs Publishing ISBN - 13: 9781439817254 Rok wydania: 7/25/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 563,85 zł Po rabacie: 479,00 złIn recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in grain-based fuel ethanol production in North America and around theworld. Whether such production will result in a net energy gain or whether this is sustainable in the long term is underdebate, but undoubtedly millions of tons of non-fermented residues are now produced annually for global trade in the formof distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS). Consequently, in a short period of time a tremendous amount of research hasbeen conducted to determine the suitability of ethanol coproducts for various end uses.Distillers Grains: Production, Properties and Utilization is the ﬁrst book of its kind to provide in-depth, and up-to-datecoverage of• Historical and current status of the fuel ethanol industry in the U.S. Processing methods, scientiﬁc principles, and innovations for making fuel ethanol using grains as feedstock• Physical and chemical properties of DDGS, assay methodologies for compositional analyses, and mycotoxin occurrence in DDGS• Changes during processing (from grains to DDGS) and analysis of factors causing variations in compositional, nutritional, and physical values• Various traditional, new, and emerging uses for DDGS (including feed for cattle, swine, poultry, ﬁsh, and other animals, feedstocks for cellulosic ethanol, biodiesel, and other bioenergy production, and substrates for food and industrial uses) 146 www.abe.pl

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Ogrodnictwo i rolnictwo Environmental Change and Agricultural Sustainability in the Mekong Delta Mart A. Stewart Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400709331 Rok wydania: 5/1/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 422,94 zł Po rabacie: 360,00 złThe Mekong Delta of Vietnam is one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world. The Mekong River fans out overan area of about 40,000 sq kilometers and over the course of many millennia has produced a region of fertile alluvial soilsand constant ﬂows of energy. Today about a fourth of the Delta is under rice cultivation, making this area one of the premierrice granaries in the world. The Delta has always proven a difﬁcult environment to manipulate, however, and because ofpopulation pressures, increasing acidiﬁcation of soils, and changes in the Mekongs ﬂow, environmental problems haveintensiﬁed. The changing way in which the region has been linked to larger ﬂows of commodities and capital over time hasalso had an impact on the region: For example, its re-emergence in recent decades as a major rice-exporting area haslinked it inextricably to global markets and their vicissitudes. And most recently, the potential for sea level increasesbecause of global warming has added a new threat. Because most of the region is on average only a few meters above sealevel and because any increase of sea level will change the complex relationship between tides and down-river water ﬂow,the Mekong Delta is one of the areas in the world most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. How governmental policyand resident populations have in the past and will in coming decades adapt to climate change as well as several otheremerging or ongoing environmental and economic problems is the focus of this collection.www.abe.pl 147

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Ogrodnictwo i rolnictwo GIS Applications in Agriculture: v. 3: Invasive Species Sharon A. Clay Taylor & Francis ISBN - 13: 9781420078800 Rok wydania: 2/15/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 487,20 zł Po rabacie: 414,00 złWhile many "alien" plant and animal species are purposefully introduced into new areas as ornamentals, livestock, crops,and even pets, these species can escape into other areas and threaten agricultural and native ecosystems causingeconomic and environmental harm, or harm to human health. Increasingly, scientists are using Geographic InformationSystems (GIS) to track and manage the invaders, mitigate the potential rate of spread and level of impact, and protect thenative economy and ecosystem. Beginning with an introduction to the use of GIS technology to capture, store, analyze,manage, and present data, GIS Applications in Agriculture, Volume Three: Invasive Species examines ﬁve relevantcategories of geographic information including dispersal and transport, prediction and forecasting, mapping of currentinfestations, maps for management and control tactics, and impact assessment and method of control. It address GIS forstudying the population ecology of a new species, niche requirements for species success, and the monitoring and controlof several different species including Australian examples of intentionally introduced invasive species, insects and otheranimals that may also vector a disease, and invasive weed management from prediction to management. Chapters covermaps and imageries available on various Web sites and provide step-by-step tutorials or case studies that allowmanipulation of datasets featured on the accompanying CD-ROM to make maps, perform statistical analyses, and predictfuture problems. It offers hands-on experience with a variety of software programs that create interactive queries (user-created searches), analyze spatial information, edit data and maps, and present the results of these operations in severaldifferent formats. Some of the programs are freeware, others are not, but each can be used to integrate, edit, share, anddisplay geographic information. Color ﬁgures are also available on the CD-ROM. 148 www.abe.pl

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Ogrodnictwo i rolnictwo GIS Applications in Agriculture: Volume 2: Nutrient Management for Energy Efﬁciency David E. Clay Taylor & Francis ISBN - 13: 9781420092707 Rok wydania: 2/9/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 529,20 zł Po rabacie: 450,00 złWe are entering a new era in production agronomics. Agricultural scientists the world over call for the development oftechniques that simultaneously increase soil carbon storage and reduce agricultures energy use. In response, site-speciﬁcor precision agriculture has become the focus and direction for the three motivating forces that are changing agriculturetoday: the expanding capacity of personal computers, the molecular biology revolution, and the recent developments ininformation technology such as the increasing use of geographical information systems (GIS). Using mathematics,technology, and creativity, GIS Applications in Agriculture, Volume Two: Nutrient Management for Energy Efﬁciencyexamines the development of nutrient management practices that help producers improve their proﬁtability and energyefﬁciency. Throughout the book, chapters demonstrate how complex mathematical and spatial modeling approaches canprovide the basis for much of our present and certainly our future management practices. Highlighting recent successes andthe nuts and bolts associated with implementing the proposed techniques, the book covers energy efﬁciency calculations,techniques for overcoming yield-limiting factors, soil information collection and analysis, and remote sensing for improvingmanagement decisions. It describes the development of an economically optimum site-speciﬁc corn plant populationequation based on an experiment containing many ﬁeld sites, the estimation of soil productivity and energy efﬁciency usingonline data sources, and the assessment and implementation of site-speciﬁc carbon and water management systems,analyzing energy efﬁciency of compost and manures. Emphasizing the mathematics that will enable producers to make fulluse of the technological advances made during the 21st century, GIS Applications in Agriculture, Volume Two holds the keyto the successful, sustainable, and efﬁcient production of food to feed the ever increasing world population.www.abe.pl 149

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Ogrodnictwo i rolnictwo Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Vegetation Prasad Srinivasa Thenkabail Taylor & Francis ISBN - 13: 9781439845370 Rok wydania: 10/21/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 686,07 zł Po rabacie: 583,00 złHyperspectral narrow-band (or imaging spectroscopy) spectral data are fast emerging as practical solutions in modeling andmapping vegetation. Recent research has demonstrated the advances in and merit of hyperspectral data in a range ofapplications including quantifying agricultural crops, modeling forest canopy biochemical properties, detecting crop stressand disease, mapping leaf chlorophyll content as it inﬂuences crop production, identifying plants affected by contaminantssuch as arsenic, demonstrating sensitivity to plant nitrogen content, classifying vegetation species and type, characterizingwetlands, and mapping invasive species. The need for signiﬁcant improvements in quantifying, modeling, and mapping plantchemical, physical, and water properties is more critical than ever before to reduce uncertainties in our understanding of theEarth and to better sustain it. There is also a need for a synthesis of the vast knowledge spread throughout the literaturefrom more than 40 years of research. Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Vegetation integrates this knowledge, guidingreaders to harness the capabilities of the most recent advances in applying hyperspectral remote sensing technology to thestudy of terrestrial vegetation. Taking a practical approach to a complex subject, the book demonstrates the experience,utility, methods and models used in studying vegetation using hyperspectral data. Written by leading experts, includingpioneers in the ﬁeld, each chapter presents speciﬁc applications, reviews existing state-of-the-art knowledge, highlights theadvances made, and provides guidance for the appropriate use of hyperspectral data in the study of vegetation as well asits numerous applications, such as crop yield modeling, crop and vegetation biophysical and biochemical propertycharacterization, and crop moisture assessment. This comprehensive book brings together the best global expertise onhyperspectral remote sensing of agriculture, crop water use, plant species detection, vegetation classiﬁcation, biophysical 150 www.abe.pl

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Ogrodnictwo i rolnictwo Integrated Watershed Management in Rainfed Agriculture S.P. Wani Taylor & Francis ISBN - 13: 9780415882774 Rok wydania: 8/23/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 436,53 zł Po rabacie: 371,00 złThis book provides a comprehensive presentation of the realization of improved rainfed agriculture yield in semi-arid and dryland areas. The incentive of watershed programs is to increase the return on investment with over 20% for 65% of theprojects that are currently underperforming. Besides techniques to improve the livelihood of the many small-scale farmers indeveloping countries, it includes examples and case studies for further support. The methods discussed have recentlyshown to be successful and economically remunerative in India and in various African countries. Intended for professionals(investors, policy makers), researchers and (post) graduate students working on dry land and sustainable agriculture andwater and natural resources management. Suited for courses in dry land agriculture, soil and water management andwatershed development.www.abe.pl 151

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Ogrodnictwo i rolnictwo Integrating Agriculture, Conservation and Ecotourism: Examples from the Field Bruce Campbell Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400713086 Rok wydania: 6/9/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 634,51 zł Po rabacie: 539,00 złIssues In Agroecology - Present Status and Future Prospectus not only reviews aspects of ecology, but the ecology ofsustainable food production systems, and related societal and cultural values. To provide effective communication regardingstatus and advances in this ﬁeld, this series connects with many disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, environmentalsciences, ethics, agriculture, economics, ecology, rural development, sustainability, policy and education, and integrations ofthese general themes so as to provide integrated points of view that will help lead to a more sustainable construction ofvalues than conventional economics alone. Such designs are inherently complex and dynamic, and go beyond the individualfarm to include landscapes, communities, and biogeographic regions by emphasizing their unique agricultural and ecologicalvalues, and their biological, societal, and cultural components and processes. 152 www.abe.pl

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Ogrodnictwo i rolnictwo Marschners Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants Petra Marschner Elsevier ISBN - 13: 9780123849052 Rok wydania: 10/6/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 430,86 zł Po rabacie: 366,00 złRespected and known worldwide in the ﬁeld for his research in plant nutrition, Dr. Horst Marschner authored two editions of"Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants". His research greatly advanced the understanding of rhizosphere processes and traceelement uptake by plants and he published extensively in a variety of plant nutrition areas. While doing agricultural researchin West Africa in 1996, Dr. Marschner contracted malaria and passed away, and until now this legacy title went unrevised.Despite the passage of time, it remains the deﬁnitive reference on plant mineral nutrition. Great progress has been made inthe understanding of various aspects of plant nutrition and in recent years the view on the mode of action of mineralnutrients in plant metabolism and yield formation has shifted. Nutrients are not only viewed as constituents of plantcompounds (constructing material), enzymes and electron transport chains but also as signals regulating plant metabolismvia complex signal transduction networks. In these networks, phytohormones also play an important role. Principles of themode of action of phytohormones and examples of the interaction of hormones and mineral nutrients on source and sinkstrength and yield formation are discussed in this edition. Phytohormones have a role as chemical messengers (internalsignals) to coordinate development and responses to environmental stimuli at the whole plant level. These and many othermolecular developments are covered in the long-awaited new edition. Esteemed plant nutrition expert and HorstMarschners daughter, Dr. Petra Marschner, together with a team of key co-authors who worked with Horst Marschner onhis research, now present a thoroughly updated and revised third edition of Marschners "Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants",maintaining its value for plant nutritionists worldwide. This title is a long-awaited revision of the standard reference on plantmineral nutrition. It features full coverage and new discussions of the latest molecular advances.www.abe.pl 153

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Ogrodnictwo i rolnictwo Microorganisms in Sustainable Agriculture and Biotechnology T. Satyanarayana Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400722132 Rok wydania: 1/3/2012 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 846,09 zł Po rabacie: 719,00 złThis review of recent developments in our understanding of the role of microbes in sustainable agriculture and biotechnologycovers a research area with enormous untapped potential. Chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and other agriculturalinputs derived from fossil fuels have increased agricultural production, yet growing awareness and concern over theiradverse effects on soil productivity and environmental quality cannot be ignored. The high cost of these products, thedifﬁculties of meeting demand for them, and their harmful environmental legacy have encouraged scientists to developalternative strategies to raise productivity, with microbes playing a central role in these efforts. One application is the use ofsoil microbes as bioinoculants for supplying nutrients and/or stimulating plant growth. Some rhizospheric microbes areknown to synthesize plant growth-promoters, siderophores and antibiotics, as well as aiding phosphorous uptake. The last40 years have seen rapid strides made in our appreciation of the diversity of environmental microbes and their possiblebeneﬁts to sustainable agriculture and production. The advent of powerful new methodologies in microbial genetics,molecular biology and biotechnology has only quickened the pace of developments. The vital part played by microbes insustaining our planets ecosystems only adds urgency to this enquiry. Culture-dependent microbes already contribute muchto human life, yet the latent potential of vast numbers of uncultured--and thus untouched--microbes, is enormous. Culture-independent metagenomic approaches employed in a variety of natural habitats have alerted us to the sheer diversity ofthese microbes, and resulted in the characterization of novel genes and gene products. Several new antibiotics andbiocatalysts have been discovered among environmental genomes and some products have already been commercialized.Meanwhile, dozens of industrial products currently formulated in large quantities from petrochemicals... 154 www.abe.pl

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Ogrodnictwo i rolnictwo Molecular Farming in Plants: Recent Advances and Future Prospects Aiming Wang Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400722163 Rok wydania: 10/15/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 592,20 zł Po rabacie: 503,00 złMolecular farming in plants is a relatively young subject of sciences. As plants can offer an inexpensive and convenientplatform for the large-scale production of recombinant proteins with various functions, the driven force from the giant marketfor recombinant protein pharmaceuticals and industrial enzymes makes this subject grow and advance very quickly. Tosummarize recent advances, current challenges and future directions in molecular farming, international authorities wereinvited to write this book for researchers, teachers and students who are interested in this subject. This book, with the focuson the most advanced cutting-edge breakthroughs, covers all the essential aspects of the ﬁeld of molecular farming inplants: from expression technologies to downstream processing, from products to safety issues, and from current advancesand holdups to future developments.www.abe.pl 155

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Ogrodnictwo i rolnictwo Principles of Horticulture C. R. Adams Taylor & Francis ISBN - 13: 9780080969572 Rok wydania: 10/24/2011 Oprawa: Miękka Cena: 155,40 zł Po rabacie: 132,00 złThis colourful guide will introduce you to the fundamentals of horticulture, whether you are taking an RHS course, are a keenamateur or seasoned gardener. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book explains the principles that underlie thecultivation of ﬂowers, fruits, vegetables, turf and ornamental planting in the outdoors and in protected culture. It has a widebreadth of coverage, from the subjects more commercial aspects, through to matters of the garden and allotment, with thelatest information on conservation, practical propagation techniques, and garden design. With highlighted deﬁnitions andkey points, and illustrated in full colour, this book will be a useful companion as you progress in the study and practice ofhorticulture. It offers the latest developments in the ﬁeld explained by leading experts. It includes updates in line with the newRHS speciﬁcations and other qualiﬁcations. It provides model questions and exercises throughout to test your knowledge. 156 www.abe.pl

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Ogrodnictwo i rolnictwo Public Garden Management Donald Rakow Wiley ISBN - 13: 9780470532133 Rok wydania: 3/8/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 286,65 zł Po rabacie: 244,00 złPublic Garden Management is an all-in-one professional reference and textbook that clearly shows how to develop,establish, manage and maintain a sustainable (both economically and environmentally) public garden. Written by thirtyleading experts, the book offers practical coverage of the relevant topics, with supporting case studies that show how theinformation can be applied with the help of line drawings and photographs that assist in conveying critical information.www.abe.pl 157

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Ogrodnictwo i rolnictwo Sustainable Agricultural Development Mohamed Behnassi Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400705180 Rok wydania: 2/3/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 422,94 zł Po rabacie: 360,00 złDue to many challenges (i.e. climate change, energy, water and land shortage, high demands on food, land grabbing, etc.),agriculture production potential is expected to be seriously affected; thus, increasing food insecurity and hunger in manyalready affected regions (especially in Africa). In this context, sustainable agriculture is highly recommended as an eco-system approach where soil, water, plants, environment and living organisms live in harmony. Innovative technologies andresearch should be developed to ensure sustainable agriculture and productivity using modern irrigation systems, improvedvarieties, improved soil quality, etc. In the meantime, the preservation of natural environment should be based on resourceconservation technologies and best management practices.Sustainable Agricultural Development, not only raises the serious ethical and social issues underlying these hugeenvironmental problems, but also aims at presenting successful experiences from all over the world in relation withsustainable farming, sustainable management of water and land resources, and innovative processes in livestockproduction. It also aims at providing inputs to decision making processes and encouraging the transfer of relevant know-how, technologies and expertise to different countries where similar agro-climatic conditions may exist; thus saving preciousresources and promoting sustainable agricultural development as a relevant approach to tackle the food security challenge. 158 www.abe.pl

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Ogrodnictwo i rolnictwo Sustainable Agriculture and New Biotechnologies Noureddine Benkeblia Taylor & Francis ISBN - 13: 9781439825044 Rok wydania: 6/27/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 465,15 zł Po rabacie: 395,00 złTaking a broad and innovative informational approach, Sustainable Agriculture and New Biotechnologies is the ﬁrst book toapply omic technologies to address issues related to understanding and improving agricultural sustainability in the foodproduction process. The transformation from industrial to sustainable agriculture is discussed within the frameworks of newbiotechnologies and global environmental changes. While considering this transformation, the book covers: The use of newbiotechnologies to help in the creation of more sustainable agricultural practices, including methods in molecular biology,genetic engineering, and the new emerging technologies, such as metabolomics, metagenomics, nutrigenomics, andionomics The path to reach the goal of the global sustainable agricultural and food production systems in a world of limitednatural resources and growing environmental degradation Principles that regulate the new agricultural and food productionsystems including breeding programs for more sustainable crops, soil management, and environment preservation It is clearthat biotechnological approaches will become increasingly important in the future and that a shift from industrial to asustainable agriculture will be necessary. While many books tend to make "a quick and easy link" between these twodifferent worlds, Sustainable Agriculture and New Biotechnologies describes exactly how omics can contribute to greaterfood productivity and security, and agricultural sustainability in the future.www.abe.pl 159

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Ogrodnictwo i rolnictwo Sustainable Agriculture Volume 2 Eric Lichtfouse Springer ISBN - 13: 9789400703933 Rok wydania: 2/11/2011 Oprawa: Twarda Cena: 846,09 zł Po rabacie: 719,00 złSustainability rests on the principle that we must meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of futuregenerations to meet their own needs. Starving people in poor nations, obesity in rich nations, increasing food prices, on-going climate changes, increasing fuel and transportation costs, ﬂaws of the global market, worldwide pesticide pollution,pest adaptation and resistance, loss of soil fertility and organic carbon, soil erosion, decreasing biodiversity, desertiﬁcation,and so on. Despite unprecedented advances in sciences allowing to visit planets and disclose subatomic particles, seriousterrestrial issues about food show clearly that conventional agriculture is not suited any longer to feed humans and topreserve ecosystems. Sustainable agriculture is an alternative for solving fundamental and applied issues related to foodproduction in an ecological way. While conventional agriculture is driven almost solely by productivity and proﬁt, sustainableagriculture integrates biological, chemical, physical, ecological, economic and social sciences in a comprehensive way todevelop new farming practices that are safe and do not degrade our environment. In that respect, sustainable agriculture isnot a classical and narrow science. Instead of solving problems using the classical painkiller approach that treats onlynegative impacts, sustainable agriculture treats problem sources. As most actual society issues are now intertwined, global,and fast-developing, sustainable agriculture will bring solutions to build a safer world.This book gathers review articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge, then propose alternative solutions.It will therefore help all scientists, decision-makers, professors, farmers and politicians who wish to build a safe agriculture,energy and food system for future generations. 160 www.abe.pl